1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4597-1

USN-4597-1: mod_auth_mellon vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 October 2020

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in mod_auth_mellon.

Releases

Packages

Details

François Kooman discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled
cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a Cross-Site
Session Transfer attack. (CVE-2017-6807)

It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect a user to a malicious
URL. (CVE-2019-3877)

It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-3878)

François Kooman discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled
cookies. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a Cross-Site
Session Transfer attack. (CVE-2017-6807)

It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to redirect a user to a malicious
URL. (CVE-2019-3877)

It was discovered that mod_auth_mellon incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-3878)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial libapache2-mod-auth-mellon –  0.12.0-2+deb9u1build0.16.04.1

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