CVE-2013-1048

Publication date 6 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The Debian apache2ctl script in the apache2 package squeeze before 2.2.16-6+squeeze11, wheezy before 2.2.22-13, and sid before 2.2.22-13 for the Apache HTTP Server on Debian GNU/Linux does not properly create the /var/lock/apache2 lock directory, which allows local users to gain privileges via an unspecified symlink attack.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	12.10 quantal	Fixed 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.3
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 2.2.20-1ubuntu1.4
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.2.14-5ubuntu8.11
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.2.8-1ubuntu0.25

Notes

seth-arnold

not part of apache upstream; vulnerability shared with Debian

Patch details

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

Package	Patch details
apache2	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2637

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)