High [CVE-2026-29168] unrestricted OCSP response leads to resource exhaustion
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-29168 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1.
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Summary
unrestricted OCSP response leads to resource exhaustion. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.5).
Weakness: CWE-770. Affected package(s): mod_md, jbcs-httpd24-httpd, jbcs-httpd24-mod_md.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:27200 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
- mod_md-1:2.4.26-2.el9_8.1
- jbcs-httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.62-13.el8jbcs
- jbcs-httpd24-mod_md
- mod_md-1:2.4.26-5.el10_2.1
- jbcs-httpd24-httpd-0:2.4.62-13.el7jbcs
- jbcs-httpd24-mod_md-1:2.4.28-16.el7jbcs
- jbcs-httpd24-mod_md-1:2.4.28-16.el8jbcs
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:27200
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:27200 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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