SB2023101960 - Slackware Linux update for httpd
Published: October 19, 2023 Updated: January 4, 2026
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31122)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within mod_macro module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-43622)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the server when processing HTTP/2 connections with window size of 0. A remote attacker can exhaust available workers on the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45802)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the server when handling HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send multiple requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.