On Mon, May 04, 2026 at 02:15:25PM +0000, Eric Covener wrote:
> Severity: low 
> 
> Affected versions:
> 
> - Apache HTTP Server through 2.4.66
> 
> Description:
> 
> 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.

As confirmed by Eric off-list, the above line is erroneous.  It should
say "upgrade to version 2.4.67", not 2.4.66.  The website has it right:

https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html

"Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.67, which fixes this
issue, or remove mod_dav_lock."

> Credit:
> 
> Pavel Kohout, Aisle Research, Aisle.com (finder)
> 
> References:
> 
> https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
> https://httpd.apache.org/
> https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29169
> 
> Timeline:
> 
> 2026-03-04: Report received
> 2026-05-04: 2.4.67 released
> 2026-05-04: fixed in 2.4.x by r1933354

Alexander

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