Ubuntu Security Notice USN-225-1
6th December, 2005
apache2 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 5.10
- Ubuntu 5.04
- Ubuntu 4.10
Details
A memory leak was found in the Apache 2 'worker' module in the
handling of aborted TCP connections. By repeatedly triggering this
situation, a remote attacker could drain all available memory, which
eventually led to a Denial of Service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 5.10:
- apache2-mpm-worker
- Ubuntu 5.04:
- apache2-mpm-worker
- Ubuntu 4.10:
- apache2-mpm-worker
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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