NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd24-devel package, versions <0:2.4.51-1.94.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.14% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-HTTPD24DEVEL-1734897
  • published16 Oct 2021
  • disclosed16 Sept 2021

Introduced: 16 Sep 2021

CVE-2021-34798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 httpd24-devel to version 0:2.4.51-1.94.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2021-1543.

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.

Malformed requests may cause the server to dereference a NULL pointer. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.48 and earlier.

References

CVSS Scores

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