Bug#989562: apache2: CVE-2021-31618: NULL pointer dereference on specially crafted HTTP/2 request

[Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@debian.org>]

Source: apache2
Version: 2.4.47-1
Severity: grave
Tags: security upstream
Justification: user security hole
X-Debbugs-Cc: carnil@debian.org, Debian Security Team <team@security.debian.org>

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for apache2.

CVE-2021-31618[0]:
| httpd: NULL pointer dereference on specially crafted HTTP/2 request

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-31618
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-31618
[1] https://github.com/apache/httpd/commit/a4fba223668c554e06bc78d6e3a88f33d4238ae4
[2] https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html#CVE-2021-31618

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore