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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-2161) ELSA-2017-0906: httpd security and bug fix update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-2161) ELSA-2017-0906: httpd security and bug fix update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/20/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/13/2017
Modified
06/19/2020

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-httpd
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-manual
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-httpd-tools
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mod_ldap
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mod_proxy_html
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mod_session
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mod_ssl

References

  • ELSA-2017-0906
  • DSA-3796
  • CVE-2016-2161
  • USN-3279-1

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