Debian Security Advisory
DLA-3401-1 apache2 -- LTS security update
- Date Reported:
- 24 Apr 2023
- Affected Packages:
- apache2
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 1032476.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-25690, CVE-2023-27522. - More information:
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Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in apache2, a webserver that may be used as front-end proxy for other applications. These vulnerabilities may lead to HTTP request smuggling, and thus to front-end security controls being bypassed.
Unfortunately, fixing these security vulnerabilities may require changes to configuration files. Some out-of-specification RewriteRule directives that were previously silently accepted, are now rejected with error AH10409. For instance, some RewriteRules that included a back-reference and the flags "[L,NC]" will need to be written with extra escaping flags such as "[B= ?,BNP,QSA]".
- CVE-2023-25690
Some mod_proxy configurations allow an HTTP request Smuggling attack. Configurations are affected when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch in which a non-specific pattern matches some portion of the user-supplied request-target (URL) data and is then re-inserted into the proxied request-target using variable substitution.
- CVE-2023-27522
HTTP Response Smuggling in mod_proxy_uwsgi
For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.38-3+deb10u10.
We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.
For the detailed security status of apache2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/apache2
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
- CVE-2023-25690