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High · 7.3 CVE-2026-73637 EUVD-2026-90908GHSA-gr5c-77fq-wx32

Apache HTTP Server: mod_auth_digest DoS attack

Published Oct 1, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by apache

Description

Use after free in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all platforms allows an unauthenticated remote client to cause authentication state corruption via concurrent Digest authentication requests when AuthDigestNcCheck is enabled or AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0 – ≤ 2.4.68 —

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 apache2 2.4.69-1 —
Debian 13 apache2 2.4.69-1~deb13u1 —
Debian 12 apache2 2.4.71-1~deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 apache2 2.4.68-1ubuntu6.1 USN-9016-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS apache2 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.6 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS apache2 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.17 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS apache2 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.25 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS apache2 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm9 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS apache2 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm13 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS apache2 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm22 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS apache2 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm17 USN-9016-1, USN-8931-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Hardened Images 1 httpd +10 2.4.69-1.hum1 RHSA-2026:74858

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 httpd +8 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 ALSA-2026:89860
AlmaLinux 10 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 ALSA-2026:89860
AlmaLinux 9 httpd +8 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 ALSA-2026:88229
AlmaLinux 9 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 ALSA-2026:88229
AlmaLinux 8 httpd +6 2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 ALSA-2026:92616
AlmaLinux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-10.module_el8.10.0+4233+8b7d9181.7 ALSA-2026:92616
AlmaLinux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.10.0+4295+280de5aa.4 ALSA-2026:92616
AlmaLinux 8 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-65.module_el8.10.0+4332+2bef2e0d.13 ALSA-2026:92616

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 httpd 2.4.63-13.el10_2.8 RLSA-2026:89860
Rocky Linux 9 httpd 2.4.62-13.el9_8.9 RLSA-2026:88229
Rocky Linux 8 httpd 2.4.37-65.module+el8.10.0+1830+22f0c9e0 RLSA-2026:92616
Rocky Linux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+1775+6b057638 RLSA-2026:92616
Rocky Linux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.9.0+1370+89cc8ad5 RLSA-2026:92616
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 apache2 +6 2.4.66-150700.4.26.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5077-1
SLES 15 SP6 apache2 +5 2.4.66-150600.5.58.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5075-1
SLES 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES 12 SP5 apache2 +1 2.4.66-35.84.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5099-1
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 apache2 +5 2.4.66-150600.5.58.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5075-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 apache2 2.4.66-150400.6.60.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5076-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 apache2 2.4.69-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2023 httpd +8 2.4.69-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-3202
Amazon Linux 2023 mod_ssl +2 1:2.4.69-1.amzn2023.0.2 ALAS2023-2026-3202
Amazon Linux 2 httpd +7 2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3 ALAS2-2026-3990
Amazon Linux 2 mod_ssl +2 1:2.4.69-1.amzn2.0.3 ALAS2-2026-3990

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 httpd 2.4.69-1 —

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 10 httpd +8 2.4.63-13.0.1.el10_2.8 ELSA-2026-89860
Oracle Linux 10 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.63-13.0.1.el10_2.8 ELSA-2026-89860
Oracle Linux 9 httpd +8 2.4.62-13.0.1.el9_8.9 ELSA-2026-88229
Oracle Linux 9 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.62-13.0.1.el9_8.9 ELSA-2026-88229
Oracle Linux 8 httpd +6 2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91092+d4ec9ae3.8 ELSA-2026-92616
Oracle Linux 8 mod_http2 1.15.7-10.module+el8.10.0+91023+3994037c.7 ELSA-2026-92616
Oracle Linux 8 mod_md 1:2.0.8-8.module+el8.10.0+91092+d4ec9ae3.4 ELSA-2026-92616
Oracle Linux 8 mod_ssl +1 1:2.4.37-65.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91092+d4ec9ae3.8 ELSA-2026-92616

Advisories 19

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