SB2021062611 - openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for httpd

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.

1) 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.

2) 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.

3) 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.

4) 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1246