ID

VAR-202109-1802

CVE

CVE-2021-40438

TITLE

Apache HTTP Server  Vulnerability that allows requests to be forwarded to an origin server selected by a remote user

DESCRIPTION

A crafted request uri-path can cause mod_proxy to forward the request to an origin server choosen by the remote user. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to initiate arbitrary server-side requests on affected installations of Hewlett Packard Enterprise OneView. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.The specific flaw exists within the REST service, which listens on TCP port 443 by default. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. The server is fast, reliable and extensible through a simple API. The vulnerability stems from the mod_proxy module failing to properly validate user input. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64 3. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 5. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/ 7. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 SP9 security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3745-01 Product: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3745 Issue date: 2021-10-07 CVE Names: CVE-2021-40438 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 9 zip release for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, and Microsoft Windows is available. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section. 2. Description: Red Hat JBoss Core Services is a set of supplementary software for Red Hat JBoss middleware products. This software, such as Apache HTTP Server, is common to multiple JBoss middleware products, and is packaged under Red Hat JBoss Core Services to allow for faster distribution of updates, and for a more consistent update experience. This release adds the new Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 9 packages that are part of the JBoss Core Services offering. This release serves as a replacement for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.37 Service Pack 8 and includes an important security update. Refer to the Release Notes for information on the security fix included in this release. Security Fix(es): * httpd: mod_proxy: SSRF via a crafted request uri-path (CVE-2021-40438) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. 3. Solution: Before applying the update, back up your existing installation, including all applications, configuration files, databases and database settings, and so on. The References section of this erratum contains a download link for the update. You must be logged in to download the update. 4. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 2005117 - CVE-2021-40438 httpd: mod_proxy: SSRF via a crafted request uri-path containing "unix:" 5. References: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40438 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important 6. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is <secalert@redhat.com>. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2021 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIVAwUBYV73wtzjgjWX9erEAQiVmhAAnCC3Kr3M5ildcWdsuMpENqdrpwccc81U j4BP6ZFB5RWb8Ea6gaaySoEwowKURYs9mFvmqlk0Sl0HTnSzU2dM6LjlgkyP1/1j RLG040jLasTX1Hp6z03s3RBgnm7Hbsc7Oo4uFNhVWDMYqnGO76sqrJeVXPHc5IKl UXd++phIL2xFnFhcDIq63FqCIrrkHEp9c0SVJwFhtfqcmN9fg7WvY7ldN3IJljAp wVy/fuRQe+7C1ZfwjFx0bmgTfgknTZubBO7QXOOjyo87B74e5h8sCIzYiEg3LoEZ w+JhWTXDUQQXiwOHv0huNXT8ZnFuLETGVUxuqqFJsp04WGNvg34obrBYt9wL51On nmFPwgLlAcvZA7ctyIj2xKtW2oM6lvQpJOuqVPmmmBsnWfzzD2fWrcYBzMb28oSn VDIQbstVckVfDXxIJmLEwx15CUT3BBNe0VSyn0JjnbBbfmuEfkviuByMFHVjbOMv Y/3eh54c3NQxZqi6CMVm0rwKhLwHv+7dqqZldkYIEHnaXyreG0I+dVnOmQeo0+Mt ORnOpAJ5NtePmLj7XOBz2PGSzT5J6uCIzm8gTDieSh8XUkjQbtCqwjVUyPSWkNnK VdvEe5ThB06XSFBi/V7bRAlgnzscQlSwQKRIJ24xyTQb4qpgwj62kaZ6Hfyucod2 +DEz28bOcPg= =DiOy -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- RHSA-announce mailing list RHSA-announce@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhsa-announce . ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5090-4 September 28, 2021 apache2 regression ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM Summary: USN-5090-1 introduced a regression in Apache HTTP Server. One of the upstream fixes introduced a regression in UDS URIs. This update fixes the problem. Original advisory details: James Kettle discovered that the Apache HTTP Server HTTP/2 module incorrectly handled certain crafted methods. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform request splitting or cache poisoning attacks. (CVE-2021-34798) Li Zhi Xin discovered that the Apache mod_proxy_uwsgi module incorrectly handled certain request uri-paths. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 21.04. If the server was configured with third-party modules, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-39275) It was discovered that the Apache mod_proxy module incorrectly handled certain request uri-paths. (CVE-2021-40438) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm3 apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes

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remote

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code problem

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Anonymous

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LAST UPDATE DATE

2026-07-24T21:34:33.719000+00:00

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