SB2024040545 - Fedora 38 update for mod_http2



SB2024040545 - Fedora 38 update for mod_http2

Published: April 5, 2024 Updated: July 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024040545
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) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27316)

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling HTTP/2 requests. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP/2 requests to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.