SB2022092987 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for lighttpd



SB2022092987 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for lighttpd

Published: September 29, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022092987
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41556)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi modules when handling a large number of incorrect HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send multiple incorrect HTTP requests to the web server and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.