USN-1021-1: Apache vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1021-1
25th November, 2010
apache2 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 10.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 9.10
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- apache2
Details
It was discovered that Apache's mod_cache and mod_dav modules incorrectly
handled requests that lacked a path. A remote attacker could exploit this
with a crafted request and cause a denial of service. This issue affected
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS, 8.04 LTS, 9.10 and 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2010-1452)
It was discovered that Apache did not properly handle memory when
destroying APR buckets. A remote attacker could exploit this with crafted
requests and cause a denial of service via memory exhaustion. This issue
affected Ubuntu 6.06 LTS and 10.10. (CVE-2010-1623)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 10.10:
- apache2.2-common 2.2.16-1ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
- apache2.2-common 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.4
- Ubuntu 9.10:
- apache2.2-common 2.2.12-1ubuntu2.4
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
- apache2.2-common 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.19
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- apache2-common 2.0.55-4ubuntu2.12
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.