NULL pointer dereference in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2026-29169

 

NULL pointer dereference in Apache HTTP Server - CVE-2026-29169

Published: May 4, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU129546
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-29169
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock when handling requests. A remote attacker can send a malicious request to cause a denial of service.

mod_dav_lock is not used internally by mod_dav or mod_dav_fs, and the only known use-case mentioned is mod_dav_svn earlier than version 1.2.0.


Affected software

Apache HTTP Server
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
SUSE Package Hub 15
Server Applications Module
Basesystem Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
Ubuntu
mod_http2
mod_md
httpd
httpd-devel
httpd-tools
mod_ldap
mod_proxy_html
mod_session
mod_ssl
httpd-manual
httpd-filesystem
httpd-debuginfo
httpd-debugsource
httpd-help
apache2 (Ubuntu package)
httpd (Red Hat package)
apache2-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-worker
apache2-worker
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo
apache2-prefork
apache2-tls13-devel
apache2-devel
apache2-debugsource
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo
apache2-utils-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-example-pages
apache2
apache2-debuginfo
apache2-tls13-debugsource
apache2-tls13-debuginfo
apache2-tls13
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo
apache2-utils
apache2-tls13-prefork
apache2-tls13-utils
apache2-worker-debuginfo
apache2-doc
apache2-tls13-doc
apache2-example-pages
apache2-event-debuginfo
apache2-event
apache2-utils-debugsource
apache2-worker-debugsource
apache2-event-debugsource
apache2-prefork-debugsource
apache2-manual
apache2 (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-29169

Install security update from vendor's website.

Apache HTTP Server - update to 2.4.67
mod_http2 - update to 1.15.7-10
mod_md - update to 2.0.8-8
httpd - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
httpd-devel - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
httpd-tools - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
mod_ldap - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
mod_proxy_html - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
mod_session - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
mod_ssl - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
httpd-manual - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
httpd-filesystem - update to 2.4.37-655.0.1
httpd-filesystem - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-tools - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_ldap - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
httpd-help - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_md - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_proxy_html - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_session - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
mod_ssl - addressed in versions 2.4.43-35, 2.4.51-29, 2.4.58-14, 2.4.58-15
apache2 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.20, 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.12, 2.4.64-1ubuntu3.4, 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.1
httpd (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 2.4.63-1.el10_0.4, 2.4.63-13.el10_2.4
apache2-prefork-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-worker - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-worker - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-prefork-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-prefork - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-devel - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-devel - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-worker-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-utils-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-example-pages - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2 - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-debugsource - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13 - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-utils-debuginfo - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-utils - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-tls13-prefork - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-tls13-utils - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-worker-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-doc - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-tls13-doc - update to 2.4.66-35.78.1
apache2-example-pages - addressed in versions 2.4.66-35.78.1, 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1
apache2-event-debuginfo - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-event - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150400.6.57.1, 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-utils-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-worker-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-event-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-prefork-debugsource - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2-manual - addressed in versions 2.4.66-150600.5.52.1, 2.4.66-150700.4.20.1
apache2 (Debian package) - addressed in versions 2.4.67-1~deb12u2, 2.4.67-1~deb13u2

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