NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting httpd-devel package, versions <0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1842+4a9649e8.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.03% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-HTTPDDEVEL-11334295
  • published30 Jul 2025
  • disclosed1 Jul 2024

Introduced: 1 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-38477  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 httpd-devel to version 0:2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1842+4a9649e8.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2024:4720.

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 Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1