SciLinux: SLSA-2014:1803-1 Important: mod_auth_mellon Session Flaw

Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2014 20:50:10 +0000
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Sender: Security Errata for Scientific Linux
 
From: Pat Riehecky 
Subject: Security ERRATA Important: mod_auth_mellon on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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Synopsis: Important: mod_auth_mellon security update
Advisory ID: SLSA-2014:1803-1
Issue Date: 2014-11-05
CVE Numbers: CVE-2014-8566
 CVE-2014-8567
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An information disclosure flaw was found in mod_auth_mellon's session
handling that could lead to sessions overlapping in memory. A remote
attacker could potentially use this flaw to obtain data from another
user's session. (CVE-2014-8566)

It was found that uninitialized data could be read when processing a
user's logout request. By attempting to log out, a user could possibly
cause the Apache HTTP Server to crash. (CVE-2014-8567)
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SL6
 x86_64
 mod_auth_mellon-0.8.0-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
 mod_auth_mellon-debuginfo-0.8.0-3.el6_6.x86_64.rpm
 i386
 mod_auth_mellon-0.8.0-3.el6_6.i686.rpm
 mod_auth_mellon-debuginfo-0.8.0-3.el6_6.i686.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team