EasyApache4 2024-02-07 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-nginx
  • ZC-11555: No longer pull in Apache’s passenger in reverse proxy mode

• ea-tomcat85
  • EA-11947: Update ea-tomcat85 from v8.5.97 to v8.5.98

• libcurl
  • EA-11948: Update libcurl from v8.5.0 to v8.6.0
  • CVE-2024-0853: OCSP verification bypass with TLS session reuse

SUMMARY

cPanel, L.L.C. has updated packages for EasyApache 4 with libcurl version 8.6.0. This release addresses vulnerabilities CVE-2024-0853. We strongly encourage all libcurl users to upgrade to version 8.6.0.

AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of libcurl through 8.5.0.

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

CVE-2024-0853 – MEDIUM
libcurl 8.6.0
Fixed vulnerability related to CVE-2024-0853.

SOLUTION
cPanel, L.L.C. has released updated packages for EasyApache 4 on February 7, 2024, with libcurl version 8.6.0. 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-2024-0853
https://curl.se/changes.html

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

https://news.cpanel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/EA4-2024-2-7-CVE.signed.txt