Packages
- yaws - High performance HTTP 1.1 webserver written in Erlang
Details
It was discovered that Yaws did not properly sanitize XML input in its
WebDAV implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform XML external entity injection attacks. (CVE-2020-24379)
It was discovered that Yaws mishandled certain input when running CGI
scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-24916)
It was discovered that Yaws did not properly sanitize XML input in its
WebDAV implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
perform XML external entity injection attacks. (CVE-2020-24379)
It was discovered that Yaws mishandled certain input when running CGI
scripts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-24916)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Yaws to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 LTS focal | erlang-yaws – 2.0.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| yaws – 2.0.7+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | erlang-yaws – 2.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| yaws – 2.0.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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