CVE-2021-26690
mod_session NULL pointer dereference
02 Description
mod_session NULL pointer dereference
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 65.30% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-06-10 07:10Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 20:33Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-02-04
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7ac26e5d6a6b55f14403f9bd7248477371354f2f6245da42f84fe10bacca2ef4
05 Affected products
06 References
- httpd.apache.orghttp://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re026d3da9d7824bd93b9f871c0fdda978d960c7e62d8c43cba8d0bf3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-announce] 20210609 CVE-2021-26690: mod_session NULL pointer dereferencehttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rae406c1d19c0dfd3103c96923dadac2af1cd0bad6905ab1ede153865%40%3Cannounce.httpd.apache.org%3E
- lists.apache.org[httpd-dev] 20210610 Re: svn commit: r1890598 - in /httpd/site/trunk/content/security/json: CVE-2019-17567.json CVE-2020-13938.json CVE-2020-13950.json CVE-2020-35452.json CVE-2021-26690.json CVE-2021-26691.json CVE-2021-30641.json CVE-2021-31618.jsonhttps://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r7f2b70b621651548f4b6f027552f1dd91705d7111bb5d15cda0a68dd%40%3Cdev.httpd.apache.org%3E
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20210609 CVE-2021-26690: Apache httpd: mod_session NULL pointer dereferencehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/06/10/6
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210709 [SECURITY] [DLA 2706-1] apache2 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00006.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-4937https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4937
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202107-38https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-38
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-dce7e7738ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SPBR6WUYBJNACHKE65SPL7TJOHX7RHWD/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2021-e3f6dd670dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZNCYSR3BXT36FFF4XTCPL3HDQK4VP45R/
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210702-0001/
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- mod_http2 Fixed in 1.15.7-3.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
- mod_md Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
- Affected before 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Arch Linux
- apache Fixed in 2.4.47-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- mod_http2 Fixed in 1.15.7-3.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
- mod_md Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.5.0+2609+b30d9eec
- Affected before 1:2.0.8-8.module_el8.6.0+2872+fe0ff7aa
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.46-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.46-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.46-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.16
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- apache2 Fixed in 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.