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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.705243
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-5243-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'lighttpd' package(s) announced via the DSA-5243-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'lighttpd' package(s) announced via the DSA-5243-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in lighttpd, a fast webserver with minimal memory footprint.

CVE-2022-37797

An invalid HTTP request (websocket handshake) may cause a NULL pointer dereference in the wstunnel module.

CVE-2022-41556

A resource leak in mod_fastcgi and mod_scgi could lead to a denial of service after a large number of bad HTTP requests.

For the stable distribution (bullseye), these problems have been fixed in version 1.4.59-1+deb11u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your lighttpd packages.

For the detailed security status of lighttpd please refer to its security tracker page at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'lighttpd' package(s) on Debian 11.

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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