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EasyApache March 23 Release Announcement

EasyApache March 23 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 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-modsec2-rules-owasp-crs
  • EA-10394: Update version in meta_OWASP3.yaml.
ea-nginx
  • EA-10576: Fix server configuration template proxy caching setting.
ea-tomcat85
  • EA-10578: Update ea-tomcat85 from 8.5.76 to 8.5.77.
ea-php80
  • EA-10575: Update ea-php80 from 8.0.16 to 8.0.17.
ea-php80-meta
  • EA-10575: Update ea-php80 from 8.0.16 to 8.0.17.
ea-php81
  • EA-10577: Update ea-php81 from 8.1.3 to 8.1.4.
ea-php81-meta
  • EA-10577: Update ea-php81 from 8.1.3 to 8.1.4.
ea-nodejs16
  • EA-10588: Update ea-nodejs16 from 16.13.1 to 16.14.2 (with fix for OpenSSL via CVE-2022-0778 )
ea-cpanel-tools
  • ZC-9823: Set php default version to 8.0.
ea-profiles-cpanel
  • ZC-9823: Update profiles for PHP8.

SUMMARY
cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with OpenSSL version 1.1.1n in NodeJS. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2022-0778. We strongly encourage all NodeJS users to upgrade to version 16.14.2 and take advantage of this OpenSSL fix.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of NodeJS through 16.14.1.
All versions of OpenSSL through 1.1.1m.

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

CVE-2022-0778 – HIGH
OpenSSL 1.1.1n
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2022-0778.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on March 23, 2022, with OpenSSL version 1.1.1n and OpenSSL version 16.14.. 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
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-0778
https://www.openssl.org/news/vulnerabilities-1.1.1.html
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V16.md#16.14.2

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.

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.