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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for uwsgi (DLA-2362-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'uwsgi' package(s) announced via the DLA-2362-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Apache HTTP Server versions before 2.4.32 uses src:uwsgi where a flaw was discovered. The uwsgi protocol does not let us serialize more than 16K of HTTP header leading to resource exhaustion and denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'uwsgi' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 2.0.14+20161117-3+deb9u3. We recommend that you upgrade your uwsgi packages.