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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2022.0369
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2022-0369)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'lighttpd' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0369 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'lighttpd' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2022-0369 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
In lighttpd 1.4.65, mod_wstunnel does not initialize a handler function
pointer if an invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) is received. It
leads to null pointer dereference which crashes the server. It could be
used by an external attacker to cause denial of service condition.
(CVE-2022-37797)

A resource leak in mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi could lead to a denial of
service after a large number of bad HTTP requests. (CVE-2022-41556)

Affected Software/OS:
'lighttpd' package(s) on Mageia 8.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-37797
Debian Security Information: DSA-5243 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5243
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-12
https://redmine.lighttpd.net/issues/3165
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00002.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-41556
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OVOSBSCMLGCHH2Z74H64ZWVDFJFQTBC2/
https://git.lighttpd.net/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/commit/b18de6f9264f914f7bf493abd3b6059343548e50
https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/compare/lighttpd-1.4.66...lighttpd-1.4.67
https://github.com/lighttpd/lighttpd1.4/pull/115
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