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Ubuntu 25.04: Apache HTTP Server Important Threats USN-7639-1 CVE Fixes

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Calendar Grey July 16, 2025
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Several vulnerabilities in Apache Server addressed in recent Ubuntu updates. Users advised to apply updates for maintaining system security and protection.
Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Software Description:

- apache2: Apache HTTP server

Details:

It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain

Content-Type response headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this

issue to perform HTTP response splitting attacks. (CVE-2024-42516)

xiaojunjie discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy module

incorrectly handled certain requests. A remote attacker could possibly use

this issue to send outbound proxy requests to an arbitrary URL.

(CVE-2024-43204)

John Runyon discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl module

incorrectly escaped certain data. A remote attacker could possibly use this

issue to insert escape characters into log files. (CVE-2024-47252)

Sven Hebrok, Felix Cramer, Tim Storm, Maximilian Radoy, and Juraj

Somorovsky discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_ssl module

incorrectly handled TLS 1.3 session resumption. A remote attacker could

possibly use this issu...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important apache2 http response splitting

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  apache2                         2.4.63-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  apache2                         2.4.58-1ubuntu8.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  apache2                         2.4.52-1ubuntu4.15

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7639-1

CVE-2024-42516, CVE-2024-43204, CVE-2024-47252, CVE-2025-23048,

CVE-2025-49630, CVE-2025-49812, CVE-2025-53020

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7639-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important apache2 http response splitting

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.63-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.58-1ubuntu8.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/2.4.52-1ubuntu4.15

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