{"id":"USN-5090-2","summary":"apache2 vulnerabilities","details":"USN-5090-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apache. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain\n malformed requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to\n cause the server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n (CVE-2021-34798)\n\n It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled escaping\n quotes. If the server was configured with third-party modules, a remote\n attacker could use this issue to cause the server to crash, resulting in a\n denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-39275)\n\n It was discovered that the Apache mod_proxy module incorrectly handled\n certain request uri-paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\n to cause the server to forward requests to arbitrary origin servers.\n (CVE-2021-40438)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:19Z","published":"2021-09-27T16:46:11Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34798","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39275","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40438"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-34798","CVE-2021-39275","CVE-2021-40438","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-34798","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39275","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40438"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5090-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-34798"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-39275"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-40438"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"apache2","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/apache2@2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm2"}]}],"versions":["2.4.6-2ubuntu2","2.4.6-2ubuntu3","2.4.6-2ubuntu4","2.4.7-1ubuntu1","2.4.7-1ubuntu2","2.4.7-1ubuntu3","2.4.7-1ubuntu4","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.1","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.4","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.5","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.6","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.7","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.8","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.9","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.10","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.11","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.13","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.15","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.16","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.17","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.18","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.19","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.20","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.21","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22","2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available 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