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Red Hat: CVE-2025-49630: httpd: mod_proxy_http2: untrusted input from a client causes an assertion to fail in the Apache mod_proxy_http2 module (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 10, 2025
Added
Jul 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 18, 2026

Description

In certain proxy configurations, a denial of service attack against Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.26 through to 2.4.63 can be triggered by untrusted clients causing an assertion in mod_proxy_http2.

Configurations affected are a reverse proxy is configured for an HTTP/2 backend, with ProxyPreserveHost set to "on".

Solutions

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