Upgrade Apache2 version in Ubuntu 18.0.4

Introduction

There are some cybersecutriy problem, so we need to uprade Apache2 version. When upgrading Apache, it is important to check for any potential issues with rewrite rules.CVE-2023-25690

Origin Version: Apache/2.4.54

Upgrade Version: Apache/2.4.57

The Apache2 vulerabilities as follows:

• CVE-2023-25690 (Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55)
• CVE-2022-37436 (Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55)
• CVE-2022-36760 (Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.54)
• CVE-2006-20001 (Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.54)
• CVE-2023-27522 (Prior to Apache HTTP Server 2.4.55)

Steps

1. Download the Apache2 lastest version

     sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ondrej/apache2 -y && sudo apt update
   

   

2. Start install apache2

   sudo apt install apache2
   

   

3. Then, it will ask you some questions, such as follows example.

    Configuration file '/etc/apache2/apache2.conf'
     ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
     ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
      Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
      N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
        D     : show the differences between the versions
        Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
     The default action is to keep your current version.
     *** apache2.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? Y
   

4. Check Apche2 version

   apache2 -v
   

   

Reference

Ubuntu：將 Apache 更新到最新版