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.
ea-cpanel-tools.ea-openssl11 to 1.1.1k, drop 1.1.1j (with fixes for CVE-2021-3450 and CVE-2021-3449).litespeed to 7.9.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.
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 with OpenSSL version 1.1.1k. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2021-3450 and
CVE-2021-3449. We strongly encourage all OpenSSL users to update to version 1.1.1k.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of OpenSSL through 1.1.1j.
SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:
CVE-2021-3450 – MEDIUM
OpenSSL 1.1.1k
Fixed bug related to CVE-2021-3450.
CVE-2021-3449 – MEDIUM
OpenSSL 1.1.1k
Fixed bug related to CVE-2021-3449.
SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated RPMs for EasyApache 4 on March 31, 2021, with an updated version of OpenSSL 1.1.1k. 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-2021-3449
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3450
https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities.html
Download the PGP Signed CVE.
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.