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EasyApache 4 Apr 8 Release

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 Discord or Reddit to talk about this update and much more.

April 8

EA4

ea-apache2
     • EA-8958: Update ea-apache2 from v2.4.41 to v2.4.43

scl-php56
     • EA-8963: Update scl-php56 libcurl version requirement to match the other PHPs

ea-cpanel-tools
     • ZC-5894: Move PHP.ini directive data to RPM


EA4-experimental

ea-nginx
     • EA-8934: Fixed server redirects for the hostname

• EA-8934: Fixed server redirects for the hostname
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 RPMs for EasyApache 4 with Apache version 2.4.43. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2020-1934 and CVE-2020-1927. We strongly encourage all Apache 2.4 users to upgrade to version 2.4.43.


AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of Apache through 2.4.42.


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


CVE-2020-1934 – MEDIUM
Apache 2.4.43
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-1934

CVE-2020-1927 – MEDIUM
Apache 2.4.43
Fixed bug related to CVE-2020-1927


SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on April 8, 2020, with an updated version of 2.4.43. Unless you have enabled automatic RPM updates in your cron, update your system with either yum update or WHM’s Run System Update interface.


REFERENCES
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1934
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1927
https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.43

For a PGP-signed message, please see EA4-2020-4-8-CVE.signed.txt

More Information

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2020 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. To ensure that you receive up-to-date product news from cPanel, we encourage you to subscribe to the Product and Security updates mailing list on our website. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.