Package : apache2
Vulnerability : denial of service
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE Id(s) : CVE-2009-1890 CVE-2009-1891
A denial of service flaw was found in the Apache mod_proxy module when
it was used as a reverse proxy. A remote attacker could use this flaw
to force a proxy process to consume large amounts of CPU time. This
issue did not affect Debian 4.0 "etch". (CVE-2009-1890)
A denial of service flaw was found in the Apache mod_deflate module.
This module continued to compress large files until compression was
complete, even if the network connection that requested the content
was closed before compression completed. This would cause mod_deflate
to consume large amounts of CPU if mod_deflate was enabled for a large
file. A similar flaw related to HEAD requests for compressed content
was also fixed. (CVE-2009-1891)
For the stable distribution (lenny), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.9-10+lenny4.
The oldstable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.2.3-4+etch9.
For the testing distribution (squeeze) and the unstable distribution
(sid), these problems will be fixed in version 2.2.11-7.
This advisory also provides updated apache2-mpm-itk packages which
have been recompiled against the new apache2 packages.
Updated packages for the s390 and mipsel architectures are not
included yet. They will be released as soon as they become available.
Upgrade instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 alias etch
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