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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-26690: NULL Pointer Dereference

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-26690: NULL Pointer Dereference

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/10/2021
Created
04/09/2024
Added
03/26/2024
Modified
10/02/2024

Description

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 A specially crafted Cookie header handled by mod_session can cause a NULL pointer dereference and crash, leading to a possible Denial Of Service

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-apache2

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