SB2021062249 - SUSE update for apache2



SB2021062249 - SUSE update for apache2

Published: June 22, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021062249
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 83% Low 17%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-13950)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in mod_proxy_http. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35452)

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing Digest nounces in mod_auth_digest. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger stack overflow by one nul byte and crash the server.


3) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26690)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in mod_session. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-26691)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in mod_session. A a malicious backend server or SessionHeader can trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-30641)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect parsing of Apache configuration files. An unexpected section could be matched with 'MergeSlashes OFF' option, leading to a potential security issue.


6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31618)

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in mod_http2 in Apache HTTP server. A remote attacker can send specially crafted request to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.