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openSUSE 42.3: 2018:3713-1 Important Apache2 Connection Issue

opensuse
Calendar Grey November 10, 2018
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
A critical patch for apache2 on openSUSE has been released, targeting a connectivity flaw. Please update without delay.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for apache2 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2018-11763: In Apache HTTP Server by sending continuous, large

SETTINGS frames a client can occupy a connection, server thread and CPU

time without any connection timeout coming to effect. This affects only

HTTP/2 connections. (bsc#1109961)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP2:Update update project.

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Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 42.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1378=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (i586 x86_64):

apache2-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-debuginfo-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-debugsource-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-devel-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-event-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-event-debuginfo-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-example-pages-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-prefork-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-prefork-debuginfo-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-utils-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-utils-debuginfo-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-worker-2.4.23-31.1

apache2-worker-debuginfo-2.4.23-31.1

- openSUSE Leap 42.3 (noarch):

apache2-doc-2.4.23-31.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-11763.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1109961

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2018:3713-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.3

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