NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.38-3+deb10u5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.18% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-APACHE2-1301193
  • published9 Jun 2021
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 9 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-26690  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 apache2 to version 2.4.38-3+deb10u5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apache2 package and not the apache2 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 A specially crafted Cookie header handled by mod_session can cause a NULL pointer dereference and crash, leading to a possible Denial Of Service

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