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Fedora 24: 2016-b39fedec11 Critical: Httpd LimitRequestFields Fix

Security fix for CVE-2016-8740. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2016-b39fedec11 2016-12-10 20:56:04.172415 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : httpd Product : Fedora 24 Version : 2.4.23 Release : 5.fc24 URL : https://httpd.apache.org/ Summary : Apache HTTP Server Description : The Apache HTTP Server is a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Security fix for CVE-2016-8740 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1401528 - CVE-2016-8740 httpd: Incomplete handling of LimitRequestFields directive in mod_http2 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1401528 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade httpd' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Important patch released for Apache HTTP Server on Fedora 24 resolving CVE-2016-8740 security flaw.. Fedora Update,httpd Security,Apache HTTP,LimitRequestFields Critical. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Dec 11, 2016 Fedora