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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-4307-1 Critical TLS Support Update

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Calendar Grey March 18, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Support for TLSv1.3 has been implemented in the Apache HTTP Server for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS following security advisory USN-4508-1.
TLSv1.3 support has been enabled in Apache HTTP Server in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Summary

TLSv1.3 support has been enabled in Apache HTTP Server in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Software Description:

- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

As a security improvement, this update adds TLSv1.3 support to the Apache

HTTP Server package in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

TLSv1.3 is enabled by default, and in certain environments may cause

compatibility issues. The SSLProtocol directive may be used to disable

TLSv1.3 in these problematic environments.

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  apache2-bin                     2.4.29-1ubuntu4.13

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4307-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/1845263

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March 18, 2020

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