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Red Hat: RHSA-2018:2825-01 Critical: mod_perl Code Exploit Risk

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Calendar Grey September 27, 2018
Dist Redhat Esm H88
An essential patch for mod_perl on Debian platforms addresses vulnerabilities linked to remote code execution. Learn how to enhance its protection.
An update for rh-perl526-mod_perl is now available for Red Hat Software Collections

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

Mod_perl incorporates a Perl interpreter into the Apache web server, such that the Apache HTTP server can directly execute Perl code.
Security Fix(es):
* mod_perl: arbitrary Perl code execution in the context of the user account via a user-owned .htaccess (CVE-2011-2767)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update code execution Apache module mod_perl important security issue

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2767 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.src.rpm
aarch64: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.src.rpm
aarch64: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-debuginfo-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm rh-perl526-mod_perl-devel-2.0.10-10.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: rh-perl526-mod_perl-2.0.10-10.el7.x86_64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2018:2825-01
Product: Red Hat Software Collections
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2825
Issue date: 2018-09-27

Topic

An update for rh-perl526-mod_perl is now available for Red Hat SoftwareCollections.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat software update code execution Apache module mod_perl important security issue

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.3) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.4) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.5) - ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1623265 - CVE-2011-2767 mod_perl: arbitrary Perl code execution in the context of the user account via a user-owned .htaccess

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