Debian Security Advisory
DLA-2768-1 uwsgi -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 02 Oct 2021
- Affected Packages:
- uwsgi
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2021-36160.
- More information:
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It was discovered that the uwsgi proxy module for Apache2 (mod_proxy_uwsgi) can read above the allocated memory when processing a request with a carefully crafted uri-path. An attacker may cause the server to crash (DoS).
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.14+20161117-3+deb9u4.
We recommend that you upgrade your uwsgi packages.
For the detailed security status of uwsgi please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/uwsgi
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS