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High 1 exploited CVE ALSA-2021:3816 2 CVEs

Important: httpd:2.4 security update

Published Oct 12, 2021 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server.

Security Fix(es):

* httpd: mod_proxy: SSRF via a crafted request uri-path containing "unix:" (CVE-2021-40438)

* httpd: mod_session: Heap overflow via a crafted SessionHeader value (CVE-2021-26691)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-3.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
AlmaLinux · 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
AlmaLinux · 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-26691
  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-40438