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EasyApache September 29 Release

September 29, 2022

We are happy to announce that cPanel, L.L.C. has released an update for EasyApache 4! Take a look at some highlights below, and then join us on the cPanel Community Forums, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more. If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out on one of our social channels.

  • ea-apache24-mod-passenger
    • EA-10945: ea-passenger-src was updated from v6.0.14 to v6.0.15
  • ea-apache2-config
    • EA-10935: Account for IPv6 addresses when setting up mod_remoteip
    • EA-10912: Setup mod_remoteip to work with all the server IPs 
  • ea-nginx
    • EA-10751: Leave X-Forwarded-Host blank for service subdomains
    • EA-10671: Calculate ‘server_names_hash_bucket_size’ and ‘server_names_hash_max_size’ at config time
    • EA-10913:  “no resolver defined” error under a specific circumstance 
  • ea-nodejs16
    • EA-10948: Update ea-nodejs16 from v16.17.0 to v16.17.1
      • CVE-2022-32212: DNS rebinding in –inspect on macOS (High)
      • CVE-2022-32213: bypass via obs-fold mechanic (Medium)
      • CVE-2022-35255: Weak randomness in WebCrypto keygen
      • CVE-2022-35256: HTTP Request Smuggling – Incorrect Parsing of Header Fields (Medium)
  • ea-passenger-src
    • EA-10945: Update ea-passenger-src from v6.0.14 to v6.0.15
  • ea-php80
    • ZC-10260: Link deb against libcurl 4 explicitly
  • ea-php81
    • ZC-10260: Link deb against libcurl 4 explicitly 
  • ea-ruby27-passenger
    • EA-10946: Update ea-ruby27-passenger from v6.0.14 to v6.0.15

This release includes a security patch that has been issued a fix for a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), the details of which are included below.

SUMMARY
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with NodeJS version 16.17.1. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2022-32212, CVE-2022-32213, CVE-2022-35255, and CVE-2022-35256. We strongly encourage all NodeJS users to update to version 16.17.1.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of NodeJS through 16.17.0.

SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:

CVE-2022-32212 – HIGH
NodeJS 16.17.1
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-32212.

CVE-2022-32213 – CRITICAL
NodeJS 16.17.1
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-32213.

CVE-2022-35255 – MEDIUM
NodeJS 16.17.1
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-35255.

CVE-2022-35256 – MEDIUM
NodeJS 16.17.1
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-35256.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on September 29, 2022, with NODEJS 16.17.1. Unless you have enabled automatic package updates in your cron, update your system with either your package manager or WHM’s Run System Update interface.

REFERENCES
CVE – CVE-2022-32212
CVE – CVE-2022-32213
CVE – CVE-2022-35255
CVE – CVE-2022-35256
node/CHANGELOG_V16.md at main · nodejs/node

More Information

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2022 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production mailing lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.