Upgrade to Apache2

Asked by Amol

How can i upgrade to Apache2 2.4 using lucid or precise apache repositories ?

The most i can go to is Apache2.2.22 but it is failing PCI compliance due to vulnerabilities like
1) XSS vulnerability via hostname
2) Server mod_rewrite Terminal escape sequence

etc..

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#1

What is the output of:

lsb_release -a; uname -a

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Amol (ajkedar) said :
#2

$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version: core-2.0-amd64:core-2.0-noarch:core-3.0-amd64:core-3.0-noarch:core-3.1-amd64:core-3.1-noarch:core-3.2-amd64:core-3.2-noarch:core-4.0-amd64:core-4.0-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

$ uname -a
Linux load3-app 2.6.32-31-server #61-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 8 19:44:42 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux

$ apache2 -V
Server version: Apache/2.2.22 (Ubuntu)
Server built: Feb 13 2012 01:51:50
Server's Module Magic Number: 20051115:30
Server loaded: APR 1.4.5, APR-Util 1.3.9
Compiled using: APR 1.4.5, APR-Util 1.3.12
Architecture: 64-bit
Server MPM: Prefork
  threaded: no
    forked: yes (variable process count)
Server compiled with....
 -D APACHE_MPM_DIR="server/mpm/prefork"
 -D APR_HAS_SENDFILE
 -D APR_HAS_MMAP
 -D APR_HAVE_IPV6 (IPv4-mapped addresses enabled)
 -D APR_USE_SYSVSEM_SERIALIZE
 -D APR_USE_PTHREAD_SERIALIZE
 -D SINGLE_LISTEN_UNSERIALIZED_ACCEPT
 -D APR_HAS_OTHER_CHILD
 -D AP_HAVE_RELIABLE_PIPED_LOGS
 -D DYNAMIC_MODULE_LIMIT=128
 -D HTTPD_ROOT="/etc/apache2"
 -D SUEXEC_BIN="/usr/lib/apache2/suexec"
 -D DEFAULT_PIDLOG="/var/run/apache2.pid"
 -D DEFAULT_SCOREBOARD="logs/apache_runtime_status"
 -D DEFAULT_LOCKFILE="/var/run/apache2/accept.lock"
 -D DEFAULT_ERRORLOG="logs/error_log"
 -D AP_TYPES_CONFIG_FILE="mime.types"
 -D SERVER_CONFIG_FILE="apache2.conf"

$ more /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted universe

deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted universe
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted universe

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted universe

deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#3

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=apache2

Has all the PPAs with Apache2 you can click through to see if Lucid is supported in the dropdown then add the PPA giving what you desire.

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Amol (ajkedar) said :
#4

Yes i see a lot of options there but how reliable are these PPA's ?
can i run a source code in production using the package updates?
why doesn't ubuntu main repository have the new apache version?

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> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+ppas?name_filter=apache2
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> supported in the dropdown then add the PPA giving what you desire.
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
#5

Unless there is a significant reason to update a package it will remain on the same version. Ubuntu and especially the LTS releases stick to this in order to maximise stability. If you report a bug stating that there are huge reasons to push the update then it will be updated sooner rather than later. Just because a new version is out does not automatically get the package updated. Ubuntu is not a rolling release distribution like that

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Amol (ajkedar) said :
#6

but wouldn't people running ubuntu lucid be running into same problems when running a PCI compliance checks?

another thing is i check this website (http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/precise/main/updates/apache2) for ubuntu updates
and it says latest release for apache2 is

Version: 2.2.22-1ubuntu1.4 2013-07-15 14:06:43 UTC

but when i run apache upgrade on my server it says package upto date, but the version is

|/ Name Version Description
+++-=======================-======================================================
ii apache2 2.2.22-1ubuntu1 Apache HTTP Server metapackage

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Amol (ajkedar) said :
#7

i found answer to my question on package version difference, i wasn't including the precise-security repos in the /etc/apt/sources.list file

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said :
#8

You should never include a repository for a different Ubuntu release in your sources.list.
According to your output, you are running lucid, so you should have only lucid (and lucid-updates and lucid-security) in your sources.list. Having also prcise and precise-security in that config file will very likely create problems with dependency conflicts.
A hybrid lucid/precise system as you apparently have is not supported in any way.
You might consider a complete upgrade to precise if you need package versions that are not available in lucid.

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