Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting httpd:2.4/httpd package, versions <0:2.4.37-62.module_el8.9.0+3646+acd210d0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-HTTPD-6611147
  • published12 Apr 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 12 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-27316  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 httpd:2.4/httpd to version 0:2.4.37-62.module_el8.9.0+3646+acd210d0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:1786.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd:2.4/httpd package and not the httpd:2.4/httpd package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

HTTP/2 incoming headers exceeding the limit are temporarily buffered in nghttp2 in order to generate an informative HTTP 413 response. If a client does not stop sending headers, this leads to memory exhaustion.

CVSS Scores

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