MGASA-2018-0009

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    MGASA-2018-0009

    Published: 1 Jan 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9798

    Summary: Updated apache packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Hanno Böck discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled Limit directives in .htaccess files. In certain configurations, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary server memory, including sensitive information. This issue is known as Optionsbleed (CVE-2017-9798).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0009.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21741, https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3425-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/apache?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.27-1.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High