NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mod24_ssl package, versions <1:2.4.34-1.82.amzn1

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Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-MOD24SSL-1714427
published27 Sept 2021
disclosed18 Jul 2018

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Introduced: 18 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-8011 (opens in a new tab) CWE-476 (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 mod24_ssl to version 1:2.4.34-1.82.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2018-1062.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod24_ssl package and not the mod24_ssl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

By specially crafting HTTP requests, the mod_md challenge handler would dereference a NULL pointer and cause the child process to segfault. This could be used to DoS the server. Fixed in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.34 (Affected 2.4.33).