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USN-5839-2: Apache HTTP Server vulnerability

2 February 2023

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.

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Details

USN-5839-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apache. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra discovered that the Apache HTTP Server
mod_proxy module incorrectly truncated certain response headers. This may
result in later headers not being interpreted by the client.
(CVE-2022-37436)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

Related notices

  • USN-5839-1: apache2-dev, apache2-bin, apache2, apache2-utils, libapache2-mod-md, libapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi, apache2-doc, apache2-ssl-dev, apache2-data, apache2-suexec-custom, apache2-suexec-pristine

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