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RHEL 5 & 6: RHSA-2013:0815-01 Moderate: Httpd Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 13, 2013
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The recent advisory from Red Hat outlines an important security patch for httpd that tackles several moderate severity vulnerabilities affecting RHEL users.
Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular web server.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the mod_proxy_balancer module's manager web interface. If a remote attacker could trick a user, who was logged into the manager web interface, into visiting a specially-crafted URL, it would lead to arbitrary web script execution in the context of the user's manager interface session. (CVE-2012-4558)
It was found that mod_rewrite did not filter terminal escape sequences from its log file. If mod_rewrite was configured with the RewriteLog directive, a remote attacker could use specially-crafted HTTP requests to inject terminal escape sequences into the mod_rewrite log file. If a victim viewed the log file with a terminal emulator, it could result in arbitrary command execution with the privileges of that user. (CVE-2013-1862)
Cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in the mod_info, mod_status, mod_imagemap, mod_ldap, and mod_proxy_ftp modules. An attacker could possibly use these flaws to perform XSS attacks if they were able to make the victim's browser generate an HTTP request with a specially-crafted Host header. (CVE-2012-3499)
All httpd users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon will be restarted automatically.

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Topics Covered

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3499 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4558 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-1862 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: httpd-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm mod_ssl-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: httpd-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm mod_ssl-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-manual-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm
x86_64: httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm httpd-manual-2.2.3-78.el5_9.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: httpd-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm httpd-manual-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm mod_ssl-2.2.3-78.el5_9.i386.rpm
ia64: httpd-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ia64.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ia64.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ia64.rpm httpd-manual-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ia64.rpm mod_ssl-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ia64.rpm
ppc: httpd-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc.rpm httpd-debuginfo-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc64.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc.rpm httpd-devel-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc64.rpm httpd-manual-2.2.3-78.el5_9.ppc.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2013:0815-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013:0815.html
Issue date: 2013-05-13

Topic

Updated httpd packages that fix multiple security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

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Topics Covered

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Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

915883 - CVE-2012-3499 httpd: multiple XSS flaws due to unescaped hostnames

915884 - CVE-2012-4558 httpd: XSS flaw in mod_proxy_balancer manager interface

953729 - CVE-2013-1862 httpd: mod_rewrite allows terminal escape sequences to be written to the log file

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