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[RHSA-2011:1300-01] Important: httpd security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Important: httpd security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:1300-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1300.html

Issue date: 2011-09-15

CVE Names: CVE-2011-3192

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1. Summary:

 

Updated httpd packages that fix one security issue are now available for

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Extended Life Cycle Support.

 

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having

important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the

CVE link in the References section.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 ELS) - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3 ELS) - i386

 

3. Description:

 

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular web server.

 

A flaw was found in the way the Apache HTTP Server handled Range HTTP

headers. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause httpd to use an

excessive amount of memory and CPU time via HTTP requests with a

specially-crafted Range header. (CVE-2011-3192)

 

All httpd users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a

backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated

packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata

relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to

use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

732928 - CVE-2011-3192 httpd: multiple ranges DoS

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 3 ELS):

 

Source:

httpd-2.0.46-78.ent.src.rpm

 

i386:

httpd-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

httpd-debuginfo-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

httpd-devel-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

mod_ssl-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 3 ELS):

 

Source:

httpd-2.0.46-78.ent.src.rpm

 

i386:

httpd-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

httpd-debuginfo-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

httpd-devel-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

mod_ssl-2.0.46-78.ent.i386.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2011-3192.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2011 Red Hat, Inc.

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