cPanel, L.L.C. has released a security 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-nginx
  • EA-11269: Reduce frequency of nginx restarts during cpanellogd’s domain log processing when piped logging is enabled

• ea-cpanel-tools
  • EA-11271: Let `ea_current_to_profile` ignore OpenSSL devel packages under `–target-os`

• ea-tomcat85
  • EA-11283: Update ea-tomcat85 from v8.5.86 to v8.5.87

• ea-apache24
  • EA-11284: Update ea-apache2 from v2.4.55 to v2.4.56
    • CVE-2023-27522: Apache HTTP Server: mod_proxy_uwsgi HTTP response splitting
    • CVE-2023-25690: HTTP request splitting with mod_rewrite and mod_proxy

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with Apache version 2.4.56. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2023-27522 and CVE-2023-25690. We strongly encourage all Apache users to upgrade to version 2.4.56.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of Apache through 2.4.55.

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

CVE-2023-27522 – MEDIUM
Apache 2.4.56
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-27522.

CVE-2023-25690 – MEDIUM
Apache 2.4.56
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-25690.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on March 8, 2023, with Apache version 2.4.56. 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-2023-27522
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25690
https://downloads.apache.org/httpd/CHANGES_2.4.56

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