=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4458-1
August 13, 2020

apache2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Software Description:
- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

Fabrice Perez discovered that the Apache mod_rewrite module incorrectly
handled certain redirects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform redirects to an unexpected URL. (CVE-2020-1927)

Chamal De Silva discovered that the Apache mod_proxy_ftp module incorrectly
handled memory when proxying to a malicious FTP server. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-1934)

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the HTTP/2 implementation in Apache did not
properly handle certain Cache-Digest headers. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Apache to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2020-9490)

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the Apache mod_proxy_uwsgi module incorrectly
handled large headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to obtain
sensitive information or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-11984)

Felix Wilhelm discovered that the HTTP/2 implementation in Apache did not
properly handle certain logging statements. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause Apache to crash, resulting in a denial of
service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2020-11993)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  apache2                         2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1
  apache2-bin                     2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1
  libapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi      2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  apache2                         2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14
  apache2-bin                     2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  apache2                         2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17
  apache2-bin                     2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4458-1
  CVE-2020-11984, CVE-2020-11993, CVE-2020-1927, CVE-2020-1934,
  CVE-2020-9490

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17

Ubuntu 4458-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

August 13, 2020
Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: apache2 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1 apache2-bin 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1 libapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14 apache2-bin 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17 apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4458-1

CVE-2020-11984, CVE-2020-11993, CVE-2020-1927, CVE-2020-1934,

CVE-2020-9490

Severity
August 13, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17

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