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SUSE Linux 15: SUSE-SU-2018:3101-1 Important: Apache2 DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2018
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Security Patch tackles a critical vulnerability in nginx, providing improved reliability and fortifying security measures.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

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) Bug fixes: - consider also patterns in APACHE_CONF_INCLUDE_DIRS as documentation says (patch Juergen Gleiss) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-2018-2201=1 Package List:

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Topics Covered

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References

#1109961

Cross- CVE-2018-11763

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15

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

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1109961

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3101-1
Rating: important

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