Use After Free Affecting mod_session package, versions <0:2.4.37-11.0.1.module+el8.0.0+5209+a98d70d6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
96.66% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-MODSESSION-2532358
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Apr 2019

Introduced: 8 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-0211  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 mod_session to version 0:2.4.37-11.0.1.module+el8.0.0+5209+a98d70d6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0980.

NVD Description

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

In Apache HTTP Server 2.4 releases 2.4.17 to 2.4.38, with MPM event, worker or prefork, code executing in less-privileged child processes or threads (including scripts executed by an in-process scripting interpreter) could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the parent process (usually root) by manipulating the scoreboard. Non-Unix systems are not affected.

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