openSUSE Security Update: apache2: Fixed several security issues
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:1217-1
Rating:             important
References:         #713966 #719236 #722545 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-3192
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
                    openSUSE 11.3
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has two fixes
   is now available.

Description:

   This update fixes several security issues in the Apache
   webserver.

   The patch for the ByteRange remote denial of service attack
   (CVE-2011-3192) was refined and the configuration options
   used by upstream were added. Introduce new config option:
   Allow MaxRanges Number of ranges requested, if exceeded,
   the complete content is served. default: 200 0|unlimited:
   unlimited none: Range headers are ignored. This option is a
   backport from 2.2.21.

   Also fixed: CVE-2011-3348: Denial of service in proxy_ajp
   when using a undefined method.

   CVE-2011-3368: Exposure of internal servers via reverse
   proxy methods with mod_proxy enabled and incorrect Rewrite
   or Proxy Rules.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch apache2-5347

   - openSUSE 11.3:

      zypper in -t patch apache2-5347

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      apache2-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-devel-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-example-certificates-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-example-pages-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-itk-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-prefork-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-utils-2.2.17-4.9.1
      apache2-worker-2.2.17-4.9.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (noarch):

      apache2-doc-2.2.17-4.9.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (i586 x86_64):

      apache2-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-devel-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-example-certificates-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-example-pages-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-itk-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-prefork-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-utils-2.2.15-4.7.1
      apache2-worker-2.2.15-4.7.1

   - openSUSE 11.3 (noarch):

      apache2-doc-2.2.15-4.7.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3192.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/713966
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/719236
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/722545