Security update for apache2

SUSE Security Update: Security update for apache2
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0091-2
Rating: important
References: #1193942 #1193943
Cross-References:CVE-2021-44224 CVE-2021-44790
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

An update that fixes two vulnerabilities, contains two features is now available.

Description:

This update for apache2 fixes the following issues:
Apache2 was updated to the current stable version 2.4.51 (jsc#SLE-22733 jsc#SLE-22849)
It fixes all CVEs and selected bugs represented by patches found between 2.4.23 and 2.4.51.
See https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4 for a complete change log.
Also fixed:

  • CVE-2021-44224: Fixed NULL dereference or SSRF in forward proxy configurations (bsc#1193943)
  • CVE-2021-44790: Fixed buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua (bsc#1193942)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security 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 Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP2-2022-91=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • apache2-event-2.4.51-3.37.1
    • apache2-event-debuginfo-2.4.51-3.37.1

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