NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd-tools package, versions <0:2.4.67-0.1.hum1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.2% (67th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-HTTPDTOOLS-20666687
  • published9 Oct 2026
  • disclosed4 May 2026

Introduced: 4 May 2026

CVE-2026-33007  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 httpd-tools to version 0:2.4.67-0.1.hum1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:13938.

NVD Description

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

A NULL pointer dereference in the mod_authn_socache in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier allows an unauthenticated remote user to crash a child process in a caching forward proxy configuration.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1