[security - high] httpd:2.4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server.

Security Fix(es):

* httpd: incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38709 (CVE-2024-42516)
* httpd: NULL pointer dereference via specially crafted request (CVE-2026-29169)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via malicious backend servers (CVE-2026-34356)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer Over-read via outbound OCSP requests to attacker-controlled server (CVE-2026-44185)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service via crafted regular expressions (CVE-2026-44631)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service in mod_proxy_ftp via attacker-controlled FTP server (CVE-2026-44186)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via untrusted content in mod_xml2enc (CVE-2026-42536)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html allows security bypass (CVE-2026-34355)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Out-of-bounds Read in mod_headers and mod_mime (CVE-2026-43951)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* mod_proxy_html regression in CVE-2026-34355 fix [rhel-8.10.z] (JIRA:RHEL-192751)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

CVE-2023-38709
Faulty input validation in the core of Apache allows malicious or exploitable backend/content generators to split HTTP responses. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: through 2.4.58.
CVE-2024-42516
HTTP response splitting in the core of Apache HTTP Server allows an attacker who can manipulate the Content-Type response headers of applications hosted or proxied by the server can split the HTTP response. This vulnerability was described as CVE-2023-38709 but the patch included in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 did not address the issue. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.64, which fixes this issue.
CVE-2026-29169
A NULL pointer dereference in mod_dav_lock in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.66 and earlier may allow an attacker to crash the server with a malicious request.mod_dav_lock is not used internally by mod_dav or mod_dav_fs. The only known use-case for mod_dav_lock was mod_dav_svn from Apache Subversion earlier than version 1.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.66, which fixes this issue, or remove mod_dav_lock.
CVE-2026-34355
A buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.67 and earlier allows an attack by an untrusted backend. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes this issue.
CVE-2026-34356
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with malicious backend servers and ProxyPassReverseCookie* This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-42536
Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_xml2enc, xml2StartParse, and untrusted content This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-43951
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server with mod_headers and mod_mime and multiple response languages. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67.
CVE-2026-44185
Buffer Over-read vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server via outbound OCSP requests to an attacker controlled OCSP server This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-44186
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in the mod_proxy_ftp module in Apache HTTP Server with an attacker controlled backend FTP server. This issue affects undefined: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.
CVE-2026-44631
Buffer Underwrite vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server on crafted regular expressions in the configuration. This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.67. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.68, which fixes the issue.

Modularity name: "httpd"
Stream name: "2.4"