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Medium · 5.9 CVE-2026-114458 EUVD-2026-108022GHSA-vh3m-p78w-c5fp

Mod_qos: undersized connection-monitor scratch array permits heap buffer overflow

Published Oct 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by fedora

Description

A flaw was found in mod_qos. An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by maintaining numerous concurrent low-rate connections to a target server. When connection rate monitoring is active, the module fails to verify array boundaries when recording client IP addresses, allowing more connection records to be added than the allocated buffer can hold. This issue leads to heap memory corruption, which can crash the web server process.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
pbuchbinder mod_qos 11.74, 11.76, 11.79 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mod-qos No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 mod-qos No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS mod-qos No fix yet —

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