Debian Security Advisory
DSA-5243-1 lighttpd -- security update
- Date Reported:
- 28 Sep 2022
- Affected Packages:
- lighttpd
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2022-37797, CVE-2022-41556.
- More information:
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Several vulnerabilities were discovered in lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint.
- CVE-2022-37797
An invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) may cause a NULL pointer dereference in the wstunnel module.
- CVE-2022-41556
A resource leak in mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi could lead to a denial of service after a large number of bad HTTP requests.
For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.59-1+deb11u2.
We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd packages.
For the detailed security status of lighttpd please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/lighttpd
- CVE-2022-37797