EasyApache4 2024-12-18 Maintenance and Security Release

cPanel, L.L.C. has released an 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-nodejs22
  • EA-12599: Update ea-nodejs22 from v22.11.0 to v22.12.0

• ea-memcached16
  • EA-12600: Update ea-memcached16 from v1.6.14 to v1.6.33

• ea-nginx-njs
  • EA-12605: Update ea-nginx-njs from v0.8.7 to v0.8.8

• ea-tomcat101
  • EA-12606: Update ea-tomcat101 from v10.1.33 to v10.1.34
    • CVE-2024-54677: Apache Tomcat: DoS in examples web application
    • CVE-2024-50379: Apache Tomcat: RCE due to TOCTOU issue in JSP compilation

• ea-libcurl
  • EA-12607: Update ea-libcurl from v8.11.0 to v8.11.1
    • CVE-2024-11053: netrc and redirect credential leak

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with an updated versions of libcurl 8.11.1 and Tomcat 10.1.34. This release addresses vulnerabilities related to CVE-2024-11053, CVE-2024-54677, and CVE-2024-50379. We strongly encourage all libcurl users to update to version 8.11.1 and all Tomcat 10.1 users to update to version 10.1.34.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of libcurl through 8.11.0.
All versions of Tomcat 10.1 through 10.1.33.

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

CVE-2024-11053 – MEDIUM
libcurl 8.11.1
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-11053

CVE-2024-54677 – MEDIUM
Tomcat 10.1.33
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-54677

CVE-2024-50379 – MEDIUM
Tomcat 10.1.33
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-50379

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on December 18, 2024, with libcurl version 8.11.1 and Tomcat version 10.1.34. 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-2024-11053
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-54677
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50379
https://curl.se/changes.html
https://tomcat.apache.org/security-10.html#Fixed_in_Apache_Tomcat_10.1.34

Information about all releases this year can be found in the 2024 EasyApache 4 Changelog and the EasyApache 4 Release Notes

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