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SUSE: CVE-2016-1546: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-1546: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
07/06/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/09/2016
Modified
04/07/2021

Description

The Apache HTTP Server 2.4.17 and 2.4.18, when mod_http2 is enabled, does not limit the number of simultaneous stream workers for a single HTTP/2 connection, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stream-processing outage) via modified flow-control windows.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-apache2
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-devel
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-doc
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-example-pages
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-prefork
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-utils
  • suse-upgrade-apache2-worker

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