EasyApache4 2023-07-27 Maintenance and Security Release

cPanel, L.L.C. has released a security update for EasyApache 4!  Take a look at some highlights below, and then join us on the cPanel Community Forums, Discord, or Reddit to talk about this update and much more. If you have additional questions, feel free to reach out on one of our social channels.

• ea-libcurl
  • EA-11560: Update libcurl from v8.1.2 to v8.2.0
    • CVE-2023-32001 curl: fopen race condition

• ea-nginx
  • EA-11561: Make it so that scripts/ea-nginx is not aware of config syntax for template files

• ea-modsec2-rules-owasp-crs
  • EA-11564: Update ea-modsec2-rules-owasp-crs from v3.3.4 to v3.3.5

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with libcurl version 8.2.0. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2023-32001. We strongly encourage all libcurl users to upgrade to version 8.2.0.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of libcurl through 8.1.2.

SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:

CVE-2023-32001 – MEDIUM
libcurl 8.2.0
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2023-32001.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on July 27, 2023,, with libcurl version 8.2.0. Unless you have enabled automatic package updates in your cron, update your system with either your package manager or WHM’s Run System Update interface.

REFERENCES
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32001
https://curl.se/docs/security.html

https://news.cpanel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/EA4-2023-7-27-CVE.signed.txt

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2023 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes. You can also sign up for our EasyApache Development and EasyApache Production mailing lists to see when updates are pushed for our RPMs, letting you know ahead of time what will be updated in each EasyApache release.