Debian Security Advisory

DLA-841-2 apache2 -- LTS security update

Date Reported:
29 Jul 2017
Affected Packages:
apache2
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 858373.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2015-0253, CVE-2016-8743.
More information:

The fix for CVE-2016-8743 introduced a regression which would segfault apache workers under certain conditions (#858373), an issue similar to previously fixed CVE-2015-0253.

The issue was introduced in DLA-841-1 and the associated 2.2.22-13+deb7u8 package version. For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.22-13+deb7u11.

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