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  2. USN-5839-2

USN-5839-2: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

Publication date

2 February 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-5839-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
mod_proxy module incorrectly truncated certain response headers. This may
result in later headers not being interpreted by the client.
(CVE-2022-37436)

USN-5839-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
mod_proxy module incorrectly truncated certain response headers. This may
result in later headers not being interpreted by the client.
(CVE-2022-37436)

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 apache2 –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm9  

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