Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
Summary
It was discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_rewrite module incorrectly handled certain privileges. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-24072) Andrew Lacambra, Elhanan Haenel, Tianshuo Han, and Tristan Madani discovered that the Apache HTTP Server mod_proxy_ajp module incorrectly handled certain AJP server messages. An attacker in control of a backend AJP server could use this issue to cause Apache HTTP Server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-28780) Pavel Kohout discovered that the Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations in mod_dav_lock. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apache HTTP Server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-29169) Elhanan Haenel discovered that Apache HTTP Server incorrectly handled certain memory operations in mod_proxy_ajp. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Apache HTTP Server to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-34059) Affected Ubuntu releases: 20.04, 18.04, 16.04, 14.04. CVEs: CVE-2026-29169, CVE-2026-24072, CVE-2026-28780, CVE-2026-34059.
- Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 18.04
- Ubuntu 16.04
- Ubuntu 14.04
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Apply available updates: `sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade` (a standard system update installs the fix).
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 3 hours ago·verify at source
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