1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6729-1

USN-6729-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

Publication date

11 April 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

Releases

Packages

Details

Orange Tsai discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks. (CVE-2023-38709)

Keran Mu and Jianjun Chen discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks.
(CVE-2024-24795)

Bartek Nowotarski discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module
incorrectly handled endless continuation frames. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause the server to consume resources, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-27316)

Orange Tsai discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled
validating certain input. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks. (CVE-2023-38709)

Keran Mu and Jianjun Chen discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
incorrectly handled validating certain input. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request splitting attacks.
(CVE-2024-24795)

Bartek Nowotarski discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module
incorrectly handled endless continuation frames. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause the server to consume resources, leading
to a denial of service. (CVE-2024-27316)

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
23.10 mantic apache2 –  2.4.57-2ubuntu2.4
22.04 jammy apache2 –  2.4.52-1ubuntu4.9
20.04 focal apache2 –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.17

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