Security update for apache2-mod_jk

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3970-1
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2018-11759 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2018-11759 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for apache2-mod_jk fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2018-11759: Fixed connector path traversal due to mishandled HTTP requests in httpd (bsc#1114612).
  • CVE-2014-8111: Apache Tomcat Connectors (mod_jk) ignored JkUnmount rules for subtrees of previous JkMount rules, which allowed remote attackers to access otherwise restricted artifacts via unspecified vectors (bsc#927845).

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 Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-apache2-mod_jk-13888=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-apache2-mod_jk-13888=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • apache2-mod_jk-1.2.40-0.2.5.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_jk-1.2.40-0.2.5.1

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