NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting apache/httpd package, versions [2.4.0,2.4.67)
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- published5 May 2026
- disclosed4 May 2026
- creditPavel Kohout
Introduced: 4 May 2026
CVE-2026-33007 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade apache/httpd to version 2.4.67 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the mod_authn_socache process when handling requests in a caching forward proxy configuration. An attacker can cause a child process to crash by sending specially crafted requests. This is only exploitable if the server is configured as a caching forward proxy.