I worked around the yum issue by using a local yum repository for the systems that gave the malloc error when trying to pull the file down from IBM.
Original Message:
Sent: Tue March 28, 2023 09:18 AM
From: minesh patel
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
Try to use DNF to install httpd or smitty install if it is *.rpm file.
Original Message:
Sent: 3/27/2023 3:40:00 PM
From: Lisa Isaly
Subject: RE: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
Thanks for providing this update. When I try to install it using yum ("yum update httpd"), I get this error on some systems:
anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/repodata/repomd.xml:">https://anonymous:anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#27 - "SSL: couldn't create a context: error:140A6041:SSL routines:ssl_create_cipher_list:malloc failure"
Trying other mirror.
anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.2/repodata/repomd.xml:">https://anonymous:anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc-7.2/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#27 - "SSL: couldn't create a context: error:140A6041:SSL routines:ssl_create_cipher_list:malloc failure"
Trying other mirror.
anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/repodata/repomd.xml:">https://anonymous:anonymous@public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/noarch/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#27 - "SSL: couldn't create a context: error:140A6041:SSL routines:ssl_create_cipher_list:malloc failure"
Trying other mirror.
Setting up Update Process
No Packages marked for Update
These systems are all OS 7200-04-01-1939 running httpd-2.4.55-1.ppc and openssl.base:1.1.2.1202
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Lisa Isaly
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri March 24, 2023 01:20 PM
From: RESHMA KUMAR
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
Httpd 2.4.56 is now available in AIX Toolbox.
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/freeSoftware/aixtoolbox/RPMS/ppc/httpd/httpd-2.4.56-1.aix7.1.ppc.rpm
You can use dnf to update to this version.
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RESHMA KUMAR
Original Message:
Sent: Thu March 23, 2023 05:47 AM
From: Ayappan P
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
We will be updating httpd to 2.4.56 in AIX Toolbox in a day or two.
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Ayappan P
Original Message:
Sent: Wed March 22, 2023 01:17 AM
From: De Quan Qu
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
i'm sorry, httpd 2.4.56 when what update?
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De Quan Qu
Original Message:
Sent: Fri March 10, 2023 04:27 AM
From: RESHMA KUMAR
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
Thanks for reporting this. We will update httpd in AIX Toolbox to 2.4.56 soon.
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RESHMA KUMAR
Original Message:
Sent: Fri March 10, 2023 03:03 AM
From: De Quan Qu
Subject: Please update httpd > httpd-2.4.56
HTTP request splitting with mod_rewrite and mod_proxy: Some mod_proxy configurations on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.55 allow a HTTP Request Smuggling attack. Configurations are affected when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch in which a non-specific pattern matches some portion of the user-supplied request-target (URL) data and is then re-inserted into the proxied request-target using variable substitution. For example, something like: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^/here/(.*) http://example.com:8080/elsewhere?$1 http://example.com:8080/elsewhere ; [P] ProxyPassReverse /here/ http://example.com:8080/ http://example.com:8080/ Request splitting/smuggling could result in bypass of access controls in the proxy server, proxying unintended URLs to existing origin servers, and cache poisoning. Acknowledgements: finder: Lars Krapf of Adobe (CVE-2023-25690) - Apache HTTP Server: mod_proxy_uwsgi HTTP response splitting: HTTP Response Smuggling vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server via mod_proxy_uwsgi. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.30 through 2.4.55. Special characters in the origin response header can truncate/split the response forwarded to the client. Acknowledgements: finder: Dimas Fariski Setyawan Putra (nyxsorcerer) (CVE-2023-27522)
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De Quan Qu