Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities (USN-5487-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 162425

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5487-1 advisory.

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy_ajp incorrectly handled certain crafted request. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP Request Smuggling attack.
(CVE-2022-26377)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-28614)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2022-28615)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-29404)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2022-30522)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. (CVE-2022-30556)

It was discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain request. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass IP based authentication. (CVE-2022-31813)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5487-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 162425

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5487-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/21/2022

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-31813

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-mpm-prefork, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-ssl-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-data, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2.2-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-mpm-worker, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-suexec-custom, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-suexec, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-macro, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-mpm-itk, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-mpm-event, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-suexec-pristine, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-md, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-proxy-html, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apache2-bin, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/21/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-26377, CVE-2022-28614, CVE-2022-28615, CVE-2022-29404, CVE-2022-30522, CVE-2022-30556, CVE-2022-31813

IAVA: 2022-A-0230-S

USN: 5487-1