NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting apache2 package, versions <2.4.38-3+deb10u6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-APACHE2-1585738
  • published17 Sept 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 Debian:10 apache2 to version 2.4.38-3+deb10u6 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.

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

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