ALAS-2014-309

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2014-0098  

The log_cookie function in mod_log_config.c in the mod_log_config module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and daemon crash) via a crafted cookie that is not properly handled during truncation.

ALAS-2014-309


Amazon Linux AMI Security Advisory: ALAS-2014-309
Advisory Release Date: 2014-03-24 23:33 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2014-09-17 22:53 Pacific
Severity: Medium
References: CVE-2014-0098 

Issue Overview:

The log_cookie function in mod_log_config.c in the mod_log_config module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and daemon crash) via a crafted cookie that is not properly handled during truncation.


Affected Packages:

httpd24


Issue Correction:
Run yum update httpd24 to update your system.

New Packages:
i686:
    httpd24-debuginfo-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    httpd24-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    httpd24-devel-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    mod24_ldap-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    mod24_ssl-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    httpd24-tools-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    mod24_session-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686
    mod24_proxy_html-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.i686

noarch:
    httpd24-manual-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.noarch

src:
    httpd24-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mod24_ldap-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    httpd24-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    mod24_proxy_html-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    mod24_session-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    httpd24-tools-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    httpd24-debuginfo-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    mod24_ssl-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64
    httpd24-devel-2.4.9-1.54.amzn1.x86_64