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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-24021: Security patch for mod_security (ALAS-2023-2098)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2023-24021: Security patch for mod_security (ALAS-2023-2098)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/20/2023
Created
07/04/2023
Added
07/04/2023
Modified
07/04/2023

Description

Incorrect handling of '\0' bytes in file uploads in ModSecurity before 2.9.7 may allow for Web Application Firewall bypasses and buffer over-reads on the Web Application Firewall when executing rules that read the FILES_TMP_CONTENT collection.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_security
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_security-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_security-mlogc

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