vulnerability
Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-44790: Security patch for httpd (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 20, 2021 | Jul 4, 2022 | May 20, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 20, 2021
Added
Jul 4, 2022
Modified
May 20, 2026
Description
A carefully crafted request body can cause a buffer overflow in the mod_lua multipart parser (r:parsebody() called from Lua scripts). The Apache httpd team is not aware of an exploit for the vulnerabilty though it might be possible to craft one. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server 2.4.51 and earlier.
Solutions
amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpdamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-develamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-filesystemamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-manualamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-httpd-toolsamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_ldapamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_mdamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_proxy_htmlamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_sessionamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-mod_ssl
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