RedHat: Moderate: apache security update

Updated Apache httpd packages that correct two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

Summary

The Apache HTTP Server is a popular Web server. The Apache HTTP Server did not verify that a process was an Apache child process before sending it signals. A local attacker who has the ability to run scripts on the Apache HTTP Server could manipulate the scoreboard and cause arbitrary processes to be terminated, which could lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2007-3304) A flaw was found in the Apache HTTP Server mod_status module. Sites with the server-status page publicly accessible and ExtendedStatus enabled were vulnerable to a cross-site scripting attack. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux the server-status page is not enabled by default and it is best practice to not make this publicly available. (CVE-2006-5752) Users of Apache should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. Users should restart Apache after installing this update.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):
245111 - CVE-2007-3304 httpd scoreboard lack of PID protection 245112 - CVE-2006-5752 httpd mod_status XSS
6. RPMs required:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1:
SRPMS: 737514615921dc02ea4309ad12f91f80 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.src.rpm
i386: 4661f8345564a7b429a0c6b84df699a9 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm cf02487246160118259738e8ec6b112d apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm 1c3d08027ffb5cdab74af4daa37d7058 apache-manual-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm
ia64: 4981b35e225ad4b660e910c831776305 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm 42d858d5d916dbed7c550db5c5b0d07b apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm 7b25f3454a76869ca91cbb6ed319e75f apache-manual-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:
SRPMS: 737514615921dc02ea4309ad12f91f80 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.src.rpm
ia64: 4981b35e225ad4b660e910c831776305 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm 42d858d5d916dbed7c550db5c5b0d07b apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm 7b25f3454a76869ca91cbb6ed319e75f apache-manual-1.3.27-12.ent.ia64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:
SRPMS: 737514615921dc02ea4309ad12f91f80 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.src.rpm
i386: 4661f8345564a7b429a0c6b84df699a9 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm cf02487246160118259738e8ec6b112d apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm 1c3d08027ffb5cdab74af4daa37d7058 apache-manual-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:
SRPMS: 737514615921dc02ea4309ad12f91f80 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.src.rpm
i386: 4661f8345564a7b429a0c6b84df699a9 apache-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm cf02487246160118259738e8ec6b112d apache-devel-1.3.27-12.ent.i386.rpm 1c3d08027ffb5cdab74af4daa37d7058 apache-manual-1.3.27-12.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://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

References

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3304 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5752 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Severity

Advisory ID: RHSA-2007:0532-01

Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:0532.html

Issued Date: : 2007-06-26

Updated on: 2007-06-26

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CVE Names: CVE-2007-3304 CVE-2006-5752 Updated Apache httpd packages that correct two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.