RHSA-2018:2486: Important: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 security update

Published Aug 16, 2018
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This release adds the new Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 packages that are part<br>of the JBoss Core Services offering.<br>This release serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Core Services<br>Apache HTTP Server 2.4.23, and includes bug fixes and enhancements. Refer<br>to the Release Notes for information on the most significant bug fixes,<br>enhancements and component upgrades included in this release.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> expat: Out-of-bounds heap read on crafted input causing crash (CVE-2016-0718)</li> <li> curl: escape and unescape integer overflows (CVE-2016-7167)</li> <li> curl: Cookie injection for other servers (CVE-2016-8615)</li> <li> curl: Case insensitive password comparison (CVE-2016-8616)</li> <li> curl: Out-of-bounds write via unchecked multiplication (CVE-2016-8617)</li> <li> curl: Double-free in curlmaprintf (CVE-2016-8618)</li> <li> curl: Double-free in krb5 code (CVE-2016-8619)</li> <li> curl: curlgetdate out-of-bounds read (CVE-2016-8621)</li> <li> curl: URL unescape heap overflow via integer truncation (CVE-2016-8622)</li> <li> curl: Use-after-free via shared cookies (CVE-2016-8623)</li> <li> curl: Invalid URL parsing with '#' (CVE-2016-8624)</li> <li> curl: IDNA 2003 makes curl use wrong host (CVE-2016-8625)</li> <li> libxml2: out-of-bounds read (unfixed CVE-2016-4483 in JBCS) (CVE-2016-9598)</li> <li> pcre: Out-of-bounds read in compilebracketmatchingpath function (8.41/3) (CVE-2017-6004)</li> <li> pcre: Invalid Unicode property lookup (8.41/7, 10.24/2) (CVE-2017-7186)</li> <li> pcre: invalid memory read inpcre32xclass (pcrexclass.c) (CVE-2017-7244)</li> <li> pcre: stack-based buffer overflow write in pcre32copysubstring (CVE-2017-7245)</li> <li> pcre: stack-based buffer overflow write in pcre32copysubstring (CVE-2017-7246)</li> <li> curl: FTP PWD response parser out of bounds read (CVE-2017-1000254)</li> <li> curl: IMAP FETCH response out of bounds read (CVE-2017-1000257)</li> <li> curl: Heap-based buffer overflow in Curlsmtpescapeeob() when uploading data over SMTP (CVE-2018-0500)</li> Details around this issue, including information about the CVE, severity of<br>the issue, and the CVSS score can be found on the CVE page listed in the<br>Reference section below.<br>The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:<br><li> Curl (7.57.0)</li> <li> OpenSSL (1.0.2n)</li> <li> Expat (2.2.5)</li> <li> PCRE (8.41)</li> <li> libxml2 (2.9.7)</li> Acknowledgements:<br>CVE-2017-1000254: Red Hat would like to thank Daniel Stenberg for reporting this issue.<br>Upstream acknowledges Max Dymond as the original reporter.<br>CVE-2017-1000257: Red Hat would like to thank the Curl project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Brian Carpenter, (the OSS-Fuzz project) as the original reporter.<br>CVE-2018-0500: Red Hat would like to thank the Curl project for reporting this issue.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server

Remediation

Event History

Apr 25, 2024
Advisory Published
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Data Sourced
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2018:2486?

The severity of RHSA-2018:2486 is classified as a Normal severity level.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2018:2486?

To fix RHSA-2018:2486, update your Apache HTTP Server to version 2.4.29 or later.

3

What software does RHSA-2018:2486 affect?

RHSA-2018:2486 affects the Apache HTTP Server packages included in the JBoss Core Services.

4

Are there any known vulnerabilities in the previous version before RHSA-2018:2486?

Yes, the previous version 2.4.23 had several bugs that have been fixed in version 2.4.29 according to RHSA-2018:2486.

5

What enhancements are included in RHSA-2018:2486?

RHSA-2018:2486 includes bug fixes and performance enhancements over the previously released version of the Apache HTTP Server.

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