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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by ji...@apache.org on 2017/06/13 16:48:59 UTC
svn commit: r20020 - in /dev/httpd: Announcement2.4.html Announcement2.4.txt
Author: jim
Date: Tue Jun 13 16:48:59 2017
New Revision: 20020
Log:
Prep
Modified:
dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
Modified: dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html
==============================================================================
--- dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html (original)
+++ dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.html Tue Jun 13 16:48:59 2017
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
<div class="banner"></div>
<h1>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.25 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.26 Released
</h1>
<p>
December 20, 2016
@@ -57,46 +57,19 @@
<p>
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project are
pleased to <a href="http://www.apache.org/dist/httpd/Announcement2.4.html">announce</a>
- the release of version 2.4.25 of the Apache
+ the release of version 2.4.26 of the Apache
HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our latest GA
release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and
represents fifteen years of innovation by the project, and is
recommended over all previous releases. This release of Apache is
- a security, feature, and bug fix release, and addresses these
- specific security defects as well as other fixes:
-</p>
-<ul>
-<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-0736">CVE-2016-0736</a>
- mod_session_crypto: Authenticate the session data/cookie with a
- MAC (SipHash) to prevent deciphering or tampering with a padding
- oracle attack.
-</li>
-<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2161">CVE-2016-2161</a>
- mod_auth_digest: Prevent segfaults during client entry allocation
- when the shared memory space is exhausted.
-</li>
-<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5387">CVE-2016-5387</a>
- core: Mitigate [f]cgi "httpoxy" issues.
-</li>
-<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8740">CVE-2016-8740</a>
- mod_http2: Mitigate DoS memory exhaustion via endless
- CONTINUATION frames.
-</li>
-<li><a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8743">CVE-2016-8743</a>
- Enforce HTTP request grammar corresponding to RFC7230 for request
- lines and request headers, to prevent response splitting and cache
- pollution by malicious clients or downstream proxies.
-</li>
-</ul>
-<p>
- NOTE: version 2.4.24 was not released.
+ a security, feature, and bug fix release.
</p>
<p>
We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
</p>
<p>
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.25 is available for download from:
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.26 is available for download from:
</p>
<dl>
<dd><a href="http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi"
@@ -104,7 +77,7 @@
</dl>
<p>
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.25 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.26 includes only
those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
is available:
@@ -115,9 +88,10 @@
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
- This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.5.x
- and APR-Util version 1.5.x. The APR libraries must be upgraded for all
- features of httpd to operate correctly.
+ This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR), minimum version
+ 1.5.x, and APR-Util, minimum version 1.5.x. Some features may require the 1.6.x
+ version of both APR and APR-Util. The APR libraries must be upgraded for
+ all features of httpd to operate correctly.
</p>
<p>
Apache HTTP Server 2.4 provides a number of improvements and enhancements
Modified: dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt
==============================================================================
--- dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt (original)
+++ dev/httpd/Announcement2.4.txt Tue Jun 13 16:48:59 2017
@@ -1,43 +1,19 @@
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.25 Released
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.26 Released
- December 20, 2016
+ June 19, 2017
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project
- are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.25 of the Apache
+ are pleased to announce the release of version 2.4.26 of the Apache
HTTP Server ("Apache"). This version of Apache is our latest GA
release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and
represents fifteen years of innovation by the project, and is
recommended over all previous releases. This release of Apache is
- a security, feature, and bug fix release, and addresses these
- specific security defects as well as other fixes:
+ a security, feature, and bug fix release.
- CVE-2016-0736 (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_session_crypto: Authenticate the session data/cookie with a
- MAC (SipHash) to prevent deciphering or tampering with a padding
- oracle attack.
-
- CVE-2016-2161 (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_auth_digest: Prevent segfaults during client entry allocation
- when the shared memory space is exhausted.
-
- CVE-2016-5387 (cve.mitre.org)
- core: Mitigate [f]cgi "httpoxy" issues.
-
- CVE-2016-8740 (cve.mitre.org)
- mod_http2: Mitigate DoS memory exhaustion via endless
- CONTINUATION frames.
-
- CVE-2016-8743 (cve.mitre.org)
- Enforce HTTP request grammar corresponding to RFC7230 for request
- lines and request headers, to prevent response splitting and cache
- pollution by malicious clients or downstream proxies.
-
- NOTE: Version 2.4.24 was not released.
-
We consider this release to be the best version of Apache available, and
encourage users of all prior versions to upgrade.
- Apache HTTP Server 2.4.25 is available for download from:
+ Apache HTTP Server 2.4.26 is available for download from:
http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi
@@ -48,16 +24,17 @@
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/trunk/new_features_2_4.html
Please see the CHANGES_2.4 file, linked from the download page, for a
- full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.25 includes only
+ full list of changes. A condensed list, CHANGES_2.4.26 includes only
those changes introduced since the prior 2.4 release. A summary of all
of the security vulnerabilities addressed in this and earlier releases
is available:
http://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR) version 1.5.x
- and APR-Util version 1.5.x. The APR libraries must be upgraded for all
- features of httpd to operate correctly.
+ This release requires the Apache Portable Runtime (APR), minimum
+ version 1.5.x, and APR-Util, minimum version 1.5.x. Some features may
+ require the 1.6.x version of both APR and APR-Util. The APR libraries
+ must be upgraded for all features of httpd to operate correctly.
This release builds on and extends the Apache 2.2 API. Modules written
for Apache 2.2 will need to be recompiled in order to run with Apache