NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package, versions <0:2.4.37-78.jbcs.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.87% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-JBCSHTTPD24HTTPDMANUAL-3644140
  • published26 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 RHEL:7 jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual to version 0:2.4.37-78.jbcs.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:4614.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package and not the jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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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