Security update for apache2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:0729-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2016-2161 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2016-8743 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • CVE-2016-8743 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for apache2 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed: - CVE-2016-2161: Malicious input to mod_auth_digest could have caused the server to crash, resulting in DoS (bsc#1016714). - CVE-2016-8743: Added new directive "HttpProtocolOptions Strict" to avoid proxy chain misinterpretation (bsc#1016715).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-apache2-13032=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-apache2-13032=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-apache2-13032=1
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3
    zypper in -t patch slestso13-apache2-13032=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • apache2-example-pages-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-utils-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-prefork-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-doc-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-worker-2.2.12-69.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • apache2-devel-2.2.12-69.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • apache2-example-pages-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-utils-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-prefork-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-doc-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-worker-2.2.12-69.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • apache2-example-pages-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-utils-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-prefork-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-doc-2.2.12-69.1
    • apache2-worker-2.2.12-69.1
  • SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3 (x86_64)
    • apache2-devel-2.2.12-69.1

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