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EasyApache4 2024-11-13 Maintenance and Security Release

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-libcurl
    • EA-12523: Update libcurl from v8.10.1 to v8.11.0
    • CVE-2024-9681: HSTS subdomain overwrites parent cache entry

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with libcurl version 8.11.0. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2024-9681. We strongly encourage all libcurl users to update to version 8.11.0.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
curl 7.74.0 to and including 8.10.1

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

CVE-2024-9681 – Low
Curl 8.11.0
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-9026

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released an updated package for EasyApache 4 on November 13, 2024, with libcurl version 8.11.0. 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-2024-9681
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2024-9681.html

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

GPG signed copy of this announcement:

https://news.cpanel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/EA4-2024-11-13-CVE.signed.txt