vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-44790): Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Dec 20, 2021 | Jan 7, 2022 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Dec 20, 2021
Added
Jan 7, 2022
Modified
Apr 16, 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
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-apache2ubuntu-pro-upgrade-apache2-binubuntu-upgrade-apache2ubuntu-upgrade-apache2-bin
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