NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd-devel package, versions <0:2.4.37-43.0.2.module+el8.5.0+20470+f38d0c8f


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-HTTPDDEVEL-2604607
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:8 httpd-devel to version 0:2.4.37-43.0.2.module+el8.5.0+20470+f38d0c8f or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-9005.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-devel package and not the httpd-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:8 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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