Red Hat Security Advisory: httpd security update
The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. Security Fix(es): * httpd: Substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38474) * httpd: Improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38475) * httpd: NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy (CVE-2024-38477) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Red Hat has issued a security update for the httpd packages to fix three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-38474, a substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite; CVE-2024-38475, improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite; and CVE-2024-38477, a NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy. These vulnerabilities affect the Apache HTTP Server implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7. The update addresses these issues by correcting the encoding and escaping mechanisms in mod_rewrite and fixing the NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2024:4938 and provides updated package versions for remediation.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to security issues related to improper encoding and escaping in mod_rewrite, potentially affecting URL rewriting behavior, and a NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy, which may cause a denial of service. Red Hat classifies the security impact as Important, indicating a high severity but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated httpd packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 (specifically version 2.4.6-90.el7_7.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4938 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: httpd security update
Description
The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. Security Fix(es): * httpd: Substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38474) * httpd: Improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite (CVE-2024-38475) * httpd: NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy (CVE-2024-38477) 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.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat has issued a security update for the httpd packages to fix three vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-38474, a substitution encoding issue in mod_rewrite; CVE-2024-38475, improper escaping of output in mod_rewrite; and CVE-2024-38477, a NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy. These vulnerabilities affect the Apache HTTP Server implementation in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7. The update addresses these issues by correcting the encoding and escaping mechanisms in mod_rewrite and fixing the NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy. The advisory references Red Hat's errata RHSA-2024:4938 and provides updated package versions for remediation.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to security issues related to improper encoding and escaping in mod_rewrite, potentially affecting URL rewriting behavior, and a NULL pointer dereference in mod_proxy, which may cause a denial of service. Red Hat classifies the security impact as Important, indicating a high severity but not critical. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated httpd packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 (specifically version 2.4.6-90.el7_7.4) that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:4938 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:4938
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-38475","CVE-2024-38477"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1f24853345fc18330b0
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:30 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:45:51 UTC
Last updated: 06/30/2026, 02:51:10 UTC
Views: 7
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