Improper Input Validation Affecting mod24_session package, versions <0:2.4.33-2.78.amzn1

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Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-MOD24SESSION-1712745
published27 Sept 2021
disclosed26 Mar 2018

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Introduced: 26 Mar 2018

CVE-2017-15715 (opens in a new tab) CWE-20 (opens in a new tab) First added by Snyk

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 mod24_session to version 0:2.4.33-2.78.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1004.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod24_session package and not the mod24_session package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache httpd 2.4.0 to 2.4.29, the expression specified in <FilesMatch> could match '$' to a newline character in a malicious filename, rather than matching only the end of the filename. This could be exploited in environments where uploads of some files are are externally blocked, but only by matching the trailing portion of the filename.