Security update for apache2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:0091-2
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2021-44224 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2021-44224 ( NVD ): 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
  • CVE-2021-44790 ( SUSE ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2021-44790 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP2

An update that solves two vulnerabilities and contains two features can now be installed.

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 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 Package Hub 15 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP2-2022-91=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-event-debuginfo-2.4.51-3.37.1
    • apache2-event-2.4.51-3.37.1

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