RHSA-2016:2957: Important: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP 2.4.23 Release

Published Dec 15, 2016
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Updated

This release of Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd 2.4.23 serves as a replacement for JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.6.Security Fix(es): This update fixes several flaws in OpenSSL. (CVE-2014-8176, CVE-2015-0209, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-3194, CVE-2015-3195, CVE-2015-3196, CVE-2015-3216, CVE-2016-0702, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799, CVE-2016-2105, CVE-2016-2106, CVE-2016-2107, CVE-2016-2108, CVE-2016-2109, CVE-2016-2177, CVE-2016-2178, CVE-2016-2842) This update fixes several flaws in libxml2. (CVE-2016-1762, CVE-2016-1833, CVE-2016-1834, CVE-2016-1835, CVE-2016-1836, CVE-2016-1837, CVE-2016-1838, CVE-2016-1839, CVE-2016-1840, CVE-2016-3627, CVE-2016-3705, CVE-2016-4447, CVE-2016-4448, CVE-2016-4449, CVE-2016-4483) This update fixes three flaws in curl. (CVE-2016-5419, CVE-2016-5420, CVE-2016-7141) This update fixes two flaws in httpd. (CVE-2014-3523, CVE-2015-3185) This update fixes two flaws in modcluster. (CVE-2016-4459, CVE-2016-8612) A buffer overflow flaw when concatenating virtual host names and URIs was fixed in modjk. (CVE-2016-6808) A memory leak flaw was fixed in expat. (CVE-2012-1148) Red Hat would like to thank the OpenSSL project for reporting CVE-2014-8176, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2016-2108, CVE-2016-2105, CVE-2016-2106, CVE-2016-2107, CVE-2016-0702, CVE-2016-0705, CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799, and CVE-2016-2842. The CVE-2016-4459 issue was discovered by Robert Bost (Red Hat). Upstream acknowledges Stephen Henson (OpenSSL development team) as the original reporter of CVE-2015-0286; Huzaifa Sidhpurwala (Red Hat), Hanno Böck, and David Benjamin (Google) as the original reporters of CVE-2016-2108; Guido Vranken as the original reporter of CVE-2016-2105, CVE-2016-2106, CVE-2016-0797, CVE-2016-0799, and CVE-2016-2842; Juraj Somorovsky as the original reporter of CVE-2016-2107; Yuval Yarom (University of Adelaide and NICTA), Daniel Genkin (Technion and Tel Aviv University), and Nadia Heninger (University of Pennsylvania) as the original reporters of CVE-2016-0702; and Adam Langley (Google/BoringSSL) as the original reporter of CVE-2016-0705.See the corresponding CVE pages linked to in the References section for more information about each of the flaws listed in this advisory.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd
Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server<2.4.6

Remediation

Event History

Dec 15, 2016
Advisory Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2016:2957?

The severity of RHSA-2016:2957 is classified as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2016:2957?

To fix RHSA-2016:2957, you should update to the patched version of Red Hat JBoss Core Services httpd 2.4.23.

3

What vulnerabilities are addressed in RHSA-2016:2957?

RHSA-2016:2957 addresses several vulnerabilities in OpenSSL including CVE-2014-8176, CVE-2015-0209, CVE-2015-0286, CVE-2015-3194, and CVE-2015-3195.

4

Who is affected by RHSA-2016:2957?

Any users running Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server versions before 2.4.23 are potentially affected by RHSA-2016:2957.

5

Is there a recommended action for RHSA-2016:2957?

The recommended action for RHSA-2016:2957 is to apply the security update as soon as possible to mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

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