ALAS2-2021-1672


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2021-1672
Advisory Release Date: 2021-06-24 02:45 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2021-06-24 17:47 Pacific
Severity: Important

Issue Overview:

A null pointer de-reference was found in the way httpd handled specially crafted HTTP/2 request. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crash the httpd child process, causing temporary denial of service. (CVE-2021-31618)


Affected Packages:

httpd


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
Run yum update httpd to update your system.

New Packages:
aarch64:
    httpd-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    httpd-devel-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    httpd-tools-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    mod_ssl-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    mod_md-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    mod_proxy_html-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    mod_ldap-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    mod_session-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64
    httpd-debuginfo-2.4.46-2.amzn2.aarch64

i686:
    httpd-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    httpd-devel-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    httpd-tools-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    mod_ssl-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    mod_md-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    mod_proxy_html-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    mod_ldap-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    mod_session-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686
    httpd-debuginfo-2.4.46-2.amzn2.i686

noarch:
    httpd-manual-2.4.46-2.amzn2.noarch
    httpd-filesystem-2.4.46-2.amzn2.noarch

src:
    httpd-2.4.46-2.amzn2.src

x86_64:
    httpd-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    httpd-devel-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    httpd-tools-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    mod_ssl-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    mod_md-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    mod_proxy_html-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    mod_ldap-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    mod_session-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64
    httpd-debuginfo-2.4.46-2.amzn2.x86_64