Out-of-bounds Write Affecting httpd24-devel package, versions <0:2.4.48-1.92.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
83.75% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-HTTPD24DEVEL-1726263
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-26691  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 httpd24-devel to version 0:2.4.48-1.92.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1514.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd24-devel package and not the httpd24-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 a specially crafted SessionHeader sent by an origin server could cause a heap overflow

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