NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting mod_md-debugsource package, versions <1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.4.0+553+7a69454b


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
82.3% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-MODMDDEBUGSOURCE-3199555
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed20 Dec 2021

Introduced: 20 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-44224  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 mod_md-debugsource to version 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.4.0+553+7a69454b or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1915.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mod_md-debugsource package and not the mod_md-debugsource package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A crafted URI sent to httpd configured as a forward proxy (ProxyRequests on) can cause a crash (NULL pointer dereference) or, for configurations mixing forward and reverse proxy declarations, can allow for requests to be directed to a declared Unix Domain Socket endpoint (Server Side Request Forgery). This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.7 up to 2.4.51 (included).

References

CVSS Base Scores

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