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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-26691: Security patch for httpd24 (ALAS-2021-1514)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-26691: Security patch for httpd24 (ALAS-2021-1514)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/10/2021
Created
07/15/2021
Added
07/13/2021
Modified
07/13/2021

Description

In Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 to 2.4.46 a specially crafted SessionHeader sent by an origin server could cause a heap overflow

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-httpd24

References

  • ALAS-2021-1514
  • CVE-2021-26691
  • USN-4994-1
  • USN-4994-2

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