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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-40438: Security patch for httpd (ALAS-2021-1716)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-40438: Security patch for httpd (ALAS-2021-1716)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/16/2021
Created
10/28/2021
Added
10/18/2021
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

A crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy to forward the request to an origin server choosen by the remote user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-filesystem
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-manual
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-tools
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_ldap
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_md
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_proxy_html
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_session
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_ssl

References

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