USN-8396-1: Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

Publication date

8 June 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Apache HTTP Server.


Packages

Details

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. (

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)


Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart apache2 to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 LTS focal apache2 –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
apache2-bin –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
apache2-dev –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
apache2-ssl-dev –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
apache2-utils –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
libapache2-mod-md –  2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm4  
18.04 LTS bionic apache2 –  2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm9  
apache2-bin –  2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm9  
apache2-dev –  2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm9  
apache2-ssl-dev –  2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm9  
apache2-utils –  2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm9  
16.04 LTS xenial apache2 –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18  
apache2-bin –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18  
apache2-data –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18  
apache2-dev –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18  
apache2-utils –  2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm18  
14.04 LTS trusty apache2 –  2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm13  
apache2-bin –  2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm13  
apache2-dev –  2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm13  
apache2-utils –  2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm13  
apache2.2-bin –  2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm13  

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