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Ubuntu 15.04 & 14.04 LTS USN-2686-1 Moderate: Apache HTTP Server Issue

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Calendar Grey July 27, 2015
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The Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-2686-1 addresses vulnerabilities found in Apache HTTP Server across multiple versions, providing recommendations for updates.
Several security issues were fixed in the Apache HTTP server.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in the Apache HTTP server.

Software Description:

- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly parsed chunk

headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP

request smuggling attacks. (CVE-2015-3183)

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled the

ap_some_auth_required API. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to bypass intended access restrictions. This issue only affected Ubuntu

14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.04. (CVE-2015-3185)

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity ubuntu access bypass apache server http request smuggling

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 15.04:
  apache2.2-bin                   2.4.10-9ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  apache2.2-bin                   2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  apache2.2-bin                   2.2.22-1ubuntu1.10

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2686-1

CVE-2015-3183, CVE-2015-3185

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July 27, 2015

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity ubuntu access bypass apache server http request smuggling

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.10-9ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.2.22-1ubuntu1.10

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