Debian Security Advisory

DLA-1102-1 apache2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
21 Sep 2017
Affected Packages:
apache2
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 876109.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-9798.
More information:

Hanno Boeck discovered that incorrect parsing of Limit directives of .htaccess files by the Apache HTTP Server could result in memory disclosure.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.22-13+deb7u12.

We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.

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