CVE-2015-0228

Publication date 16 February 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

The lua_websocket_read function in lua_request.c in the mod_lua module in the Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (child-process crash) by sending a crafted WebSocket Ping frame after a Lua script has called the wsupgrade function.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.4.10-1ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Notes

mdeslaur

mod_lua is in 2.4.x only mod_lua isn't built in trusty

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: 643f0fc Upstream: 1f1375a

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2523-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
10 March 2015

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0228