Slackware alert SSA:2005-251-02 (mod_ssl)
| From: | Slackware Security Team <security@slackware.com> | |
| To: | slackware-security@slackware.com | |
| Subject: | [slackware-security] mod_ssl (SSA:2005-251-02) | |
| Date: | Thu, 8 Sep 2005 15:54:45 -0700 (PDT) |
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 [slackware-security] mod_ssl (SSA:2005-251-02) New mod_ssl packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue. If "SSLVerifyClient optional" was configured in the global section of the config file, it could improperly override "SSLVerifyClient require" in a per-location section. More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2700 Here are the details from the Slackware 10.1 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to mod_ssl-2.8.24-1.3.33. From the CHANGES file: Fix a security issue (CAN-2005-2700) where "SSLVerifyClient require" was not enforced in per-location context if "SSLVerifyClient optional" was configured in the global virtual host configuration. For more information, see: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-2700 (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Where to find the new packages: +-----------------------------+ Updated package for Slackware 8.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patch... Updated package for Slackware 9.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patch... Updated package for Slackware 9.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patch... Updated package for Slackware 10.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.0/patc... Updated package for Slackware 10.1: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-10.1/patc... Updated package for Slackware -current: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/s... MD5 signatures: +-------------+ Slackware 8.1 package: 469f8428c07cd2e737e5937ec15d5493 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.0 package: 3aec2d3362e320655801d3c96b6e0a65 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i386-1.tgz Slackware 9.1 package: d6e3e52c94a07720804f11a8b6ae637f mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.0 package: cc304adec35e4fe0aa998dfb4033c480 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz Slackware 10.1 package: 4c2da461e7fec6fac6a392b18ca67717 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz Slackware -current package: 588e2f479a46fcb149b964d4fc747a78 mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz Installation instructions: +------------------------+ First, stop apache: # apachectl stop The upgrade will should save the important config files for mod_ssl, nevertheless it's a good idea to backup any keys/certificates you wish to save for mod_ssl (in /etc/apache/ssl.*), then upgrade mod_ssl: # upgradepkg mod_ssl-2.8.24_1.3.33-i486-1.tgz If necessary, restore any mod_ssl config files. Finally, restart apache: # apachectl startssl +-----+ Slackware Linux Security Team http://slackware.com/gpg-key security@slackware.com +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | To leave the slackware-security mailing list: | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Send an email to majordomo@slackware.com with this text in the body of | | the email message: | | | | unsubscribe slackware-security | | | | You will get a confirmation message back containing instructions to | | complete the process. Please do not reply to this email address. | +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFDILD3akRjwEAQIjMRAlGsAJ0atMZo5ytPbQA6c/uOnljxv/TcBgCfWOjp fHN8HglFWheasoonWlN0cxY= =6IOv -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----