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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-3269-1 libapreq2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

14 Jan 2023

Affected Packages:

libapreq2

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1018191.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2022-22728.

More information:

A flaw in Apache libapreq2 versions 2.16 and earlier could cause a buffer overflow while processing multipart form uploads. A remote attacker could send a request causing a process crash which could lead to a denial of service attack.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 2.13-7~deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libapreq2 packages.

For the detailed security status of libapreq2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libapreq2

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