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EasyApache4 2024-08-29 Maintenance and Security Release

August 29, 2024

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_lsapi
  • ea-liblsapi
    • ZC-12121: Add explicit-int-status patch
  • ea-nodejs20
    • EA-12348: Update ea-nodejs20 from v20.16.0 to v20.17.0
  • ea-nodejs22
    • EA-12349: Update ea-nodejs22 from v22.6.0 to v22.7.0
  • ea-apr
    • EA-12350: Update apr from v1.7.4 to v1.7.5
      • SECURITY: CVE-2023-49582: Apache Portable Runtime (APR):
        Unexpected lax shared memory permissions (cve.mitre.org)
        Lax permissions set by the Apache Portable Runtime library on
        Unix platforms would allow local users read access to named
        shared memory segments, potentially revealing sensitive
        application data.
        This issue does not affect non-Unix platforms, or builds with
        APR_USE_SHMEM_SHMGET=1 (apr.h)
        Users are recommended to upgrade to APR version 1.7.5, which
        fixes this issue.
        Credits: Thomas Stangner

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with apr version 1.7.5. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2023-49582. We strongly encourage all apr users to update to version 1.7.5.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of apr through version 1.7.4.

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

CVE-2023-49582 – MEDIUM
apr 1.7.5
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-49582.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on August 29, 2024, with apr version 1.7.5. 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://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49582
https://downloads.apache.org/apr/CHANGES-APR-1.7

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2024 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes

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