| Name | CVE-2024-38477 |
| Description | null pointer dereference in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows an attacker to crash the server via a malicious request. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-5729-1, ELA-1158-1, ELA-1159-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.4.10-10+deb8u28 | fixed |
| stretch (security) | 2.4.25-3+deb9u13 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.4.25-3+deb9u18 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.4.59-1~deb10u2 | fixed | |
| buster (security) | 2.4.59-1~deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 2.4.62-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye (security) | 2.4.61-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.4.62-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.4.61-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie, sid | 2.4.62-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| apache2 | source | jessie | 2.4.10-10+deb8u28 | ELA-1158-1 | ||
| apache2 | source | stretch | 2.4.25-3+deb9u18 | ELA-1159-1 | ||
| apache2 | source | buster | 2.4.59-1~deb10u2 | ELA-1159-1 | ||
| apache2 | source | bullseye | 2.4.61-1~deb11u1 | DSA-5729-1 | ||
| apache2 | source | bookworm | 2.4.61-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5729-1 | ||
| apache2 | source | (unstable) | 2.4.60-1 |
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2024-38477
Fixed by https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/1d98d4db186e708f059336fb9342d0adb6925e85 (2.4.60)
(or https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1918607)
Regression identified by Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apache2/+bug/2072648
Regression fixed by https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/4d3a308014be26e5407113b4c827a1ea2882bf38 (2.4.60)