DSA-5035-1 apache2 -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5035-1 apache2 -- security update

Date Reported:

04 Jan 2022

Affected Packages:

apache2

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-44224, CVE-2021-44790.

More information:

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Apache HTTP server:

• CVE-2021-44224

  When operating as a forward proxy, Apache was depending on the setup suspectible to denial of service or Server Side Request forgery.

• CVE-2021-44790

  A buffer overflow in mod_lua may result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code.

For the oldstable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.38-3+deb10u7.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.52-1~deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.

For the detailed security status of apache2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/apache2