Race Condition Affecting httpd-filesystem package, versions <0:2.4.37-16.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5385+dcd9ff33


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE8-HTTPDFILESYSTEM-2542079
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 8 Apr 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 httpd-filesystem to version 0:2.4.37-16.0.1.module+el8.1.0+5385+dcd9ff33 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-3436.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-filesystem package and not the httpd-filesystem package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 release 2.4.38 and prior, a race condition in mod_auth_digest when running in a threaded server could allow a user with valid credentials to authenticate using another username, bypassing configured access control restrictions.

References

CVSS Scores

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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High