[slackware-security] httpd (SSA:2016-358-01)

[slackware-security]  httpd (SSA:2016-358-01)

New httpd packages are available for Slackware 14.0, 14.1, 14.2, and -current to
fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 14.2 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-i586-1_slack14.2.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update fixes the following security issues:
  * CVE-2016-8740: mod_http2: Mitigate DoS memory exhaustion via endless
    CONTINUATION frames.
  * CVE-2016-5387: core: Mitigate [f]cgi "httpoxy" issues.
  * CVE-2016-2161: mod_auth_digest: Prevent segfaults during client entry
    allocation when the shared memory space is exhausted.
  * CVE-2016-0736: mod_session_crypto: Authenticate the session data/cookie
    with a MAC (SipHash) to prevent deciphering or tampering with a padding
    oracle attack.
  * CVE-2016-8743: Enforce HTTP request grammar corresponding to RFC7230 for
    request lines and request headers, to prevent response splitting and
    cache pollution by malicious clients or downstream proxies.
  For more information, see:
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8740
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5387
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2161
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0736
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8743
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Updated package for Slackware 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.0/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.0/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.1/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.1/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Updated package for Slackware 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-14.2/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 14.2:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-14.2/patches/packages/httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/httpd-2.4.25-i586-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 14.0 package:
186e15ba143536daa3314076002c7821  httpd-2.4.25-i486-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.0 package:
f9eb3bf2a68a9bc8637a8d53a26ab6dd  httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.0.txz

Slackware 14.1 package:
e416a15941f2c8c0eaebbd63e69164ff  httpd-2.4.25-i486-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.1 package:
f1b4ccd7391b58bf9f78648c8c3c86b4  httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.1.txz

Slackware 14.2 package:
18e672179bd4136eea419fbcdf1d587b  httpd-2.4.25-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware x86_64 14.2 package:
250aa6c0782aefd28539e3c3f2ddde95  httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1_slack14.2.txz

Slackware -current package:
732e51e650d3287f4f415a0536c9c8fe  n/httpd-2.4.25-i586-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
ab4f1612c10531fce830aa1f562a9dd5  n/httpd-2.4.25-x86_64-1.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg httpd-2.4.25-i586-1_slack14.2.txz

Then, restart Apache httpd:

# /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd stop
# /etc/rc.d/rc.httpd start


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