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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2161: Security patch for httpd24 (ALAS-2017-785)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2016-2161: Security patch for httpd24 (ALAS-2017-785)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/20/2017
Modified
10/14/2022

Description

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.23, malicious input to mod_auth_digest can cause the server to crash, and each instance continues to crash even for subsequently valid requests.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-httpd24

References

  • ALAS-2017-785
  • DSA-3796
  • CVE-2016-2161
  • USN-3279-1

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