Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.59-r0
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EPSS
0.13% (49th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE318-APACHE2-6564710
- published 5 Apr 2024
- disclosed 4 Apr 2024
Introduced: 4 Apr 2024
CVE-2024-27316 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.18 apache2 to version 2.4.59-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.18 relevant fixed versions and status.
HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/04/4
- https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FO73U3SLBYFGIW2YKXOK7RI4D6DJSZ2B/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MIUBKSCJGPJ6M2U63V6BKFDF725ODLG7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QKKDVFWBKIHCC3WXNH3W75WWY4NW42OB/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240415-0013/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00013.html
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/03/16
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214119
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Jul/18
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