NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd-manual package, versions <0:2.4.62-13.0.1.el9_8.9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.46% (40th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-HTTPDMANUAL-21663271
  • published23 Oct 2026
  • disclosed1 Oct 2026

Introduced: 1 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-63686  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 httpd-manual to version 0:2.4.62-13.0.1.el9_8.9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-88229.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream httpd-manual package and not the httpd-manual package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A NULL pointer dereference in mod_xml2enc in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all platforms allows an untrusted backend server to cause a denial of service via a proxied response with a charset whose conversion partially succeeds then fails.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

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