Slackware: 2021-354-01: httpd Security Update
Summary
Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog: patches/packages/httpd-2.4.52-i586-1_slack14.2.txz: Upgraded. SECURITY: CVE-2021-44790: Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content in mod_lua of Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier (cve.mitre.org) A carefully crafted request body can cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser (r:parsebody() called from Lua scripts). The Apache httpd team is not aware of an exploit for the vulnerabilty though it might be possible to craft one. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier. Credits: Chamal SECURITY: CVE-2021-44224: Possible NULL dereference or SSRF in forward proxy configurations in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier (cve.mitre.org) A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be dire...
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 14.0 package:
3f33dbe9e48f566aae45f8a56fcee09d httpd-2.4.52-i486-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
b71b016aee508a43f29d343d20cf91fe httpd-2.4.52-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz
Slackware 14.1 package:
9aee656af113bfdf6b3285e274802126 httpd-2.4.52-i486-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
2d2de365767b26d8e74304aba13b0057 httpd-2.4.52-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz
Slackware 14.2 package:
9a3a20287d0395057da257f96cc3087b httpd-2.4.52-i586-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
78e4e8cff10fafa96a3e4a47930b960d httpd-2.4.52-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz
Slackware -current package:
0cf640a7486c728b3b9e98a273740340 n/httpd-2.4.52-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
d1aa0a02df15ce2d9408e0ae0d76c3bc n/httpd-2.4.52-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg httpd-2.4.52-i586-1_slack14.2.txz Then, restart Apache httpd: # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop # /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start