QID 239668

Date Published: 2021-10-19

QID 239668: Red Hat Update for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache Hypertext Transfer Protocol Server (HTTP Server) 2.4.37 SP9 (RHSA-2021:3746)

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)

Affected Products:

Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 for RHEL 8 x86_64
Red Hat JBoss Core Services 1 for RHEL 7 x86_64

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.8 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:3746 to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239668

    CVE-2021-40438 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:3746 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3746?language=en
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