High7.5Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
unrestricted OCSP response leads to resource exhaustion
CVE-2026-29168 Published May 5, 2026
CVE-2026-29168
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
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 versions
- 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
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Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:27200
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Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- 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 hours ago·verify at source
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