Out-of-bounds Write Affecting mod_proxy_html package, versions <1:2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+571+fd70afb1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
83.75% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-MODPROXYHTML-3287366
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed10 Jun 2021

Introduced: 10 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-26691  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 mod_proxy_html to version 1:2.4.37-39.module+el8.4.0+571+fd70afb1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2021:3816.

NVD Description

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

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 a specially crafted SessionHeader sent by an origin server could cause a heap overflow

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