rPath Security Advisory: 2009-0142-1
Published: 2009-11-12
Products:
rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 2
rPath Linux 2
Rating: Major
Exposure Level Classification:
Local System User Deterministic Privilege Escalation
Updated Versions:
httpd=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.2.9-4.2-1
mod_ssl=conary.rpath.com@rpl:2/2.2.9-4.2-1
rPath Issue Tracking System:
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3061
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-3079
References:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1195
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1890
Description:
Previous versions of httpd do not properly handle Options=IncludesNOEXEC
in the AllowOverride directive, which allows local users to gain
privileges via a specially crafted .htaccess file combined with an exec
element in a .shtml file.
Additionally, when a reverse proxy is configured, a vulnerability in
mod_proxy could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service
(CPU consumption) via crafted requests.
Both of these issues have been addressed in this release.
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0142
Copyright 2009 rPath, Inc.
This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
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