httpd-2.4.68

[Bruce Dubbs]

New point version.

[Joe Locash]

CVE's fixed in this release:

• low: mod_ldap per-dir use-after-free (CVE-2026-29167)
• low: mod_proxy_ftp XSS (CVE-2026-29170)
• moderate: mod_proxy_html buffer overflow (CVE-2026-34355)
• low: ProxyPassReverseCookieMap buffer overflow (CVE-2026-34356)
• moderate: mod_dav_fs protected directory access (CVE-2026-42535)
• low: mod_xml2enc heap overflow (CVE-2026-42536)
• moderate: OOB Read in merge_response_headers can cause crash (CVE-2026-43951)
• moderate: escalation of privilege through expressions in .htaccess in multiple modules (CVE-2026-44119)
• low: Stack Buffer Over-Read in mod_ssl OCSP send_request (CVE-2026-44185)
• moderate: Loop in proxy_ftp_handler in mod_proxy_ftp (CVE-2026-44186)
• low: Heap Underflow in ap_regname via Signed Char Overflow (CVE-2026-44631)
• low: mod_http2 memory corruption when file handles exhausted (CVE-2026-48913)
• moderate: mod_http2 denial of service (CVE-2026-49975)

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

Changes with Apache 2.4.68

  *) mod_ssl, ab: Add support for OpenSSL 4.0.  [Joe Orton]

  *) mod_ssl: Add SerialNumber as a recognized attribute type for SSL
     distinguished name variables.  [Michael Osipov <michaelo apache.org>,
     Benjamin Demarteau <benjamin.demarteau liege.be>]

  *) mod_ssl: Set auth type to "ClientCert" when client certificate authentication
     has been performed.  [Michael Osipov <michaelo apache.org>]

  *) mod_include: Don't print any of if/elsif/else content when
     a conditional evaluation returns an error. [Eric Covener]

  *) mod_unixd: CoreDumpDirectory requires enabling tracing on FreeBSD 11+.
     PR 65819.  [David CARLIER <devnexen gmail.com>]

  *) mod_file_cache: Fix crashes for mmap'ed files under threaded
     MPMs. PR 69901. barr.israel <barr.israel campus.technion.ac.il>

  *) core: Add support for %{m}t in ErrorLogFormat to log milli-second
     time resolution (in addition to existing %{u}t for micro-seconds).
     [Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari redhat.com>]

  *) mod_unixd: Drop test that effective user ID is zero in
     a chroot configuration.  PR 69767.
     [Bastien Roucaries <rouca debian.org>]

  *) mod_proxy_balancer: Include nonce in XML output.  PR 63074.
     Federico Mennite <federico.mennite lifeware.ch>

  *) mod_http2: update to version 2.0.42
     Fix excessive file description use for non-TLS frontend connections when
     sending files. Fixes <https://github.com/icing/mod_h2/issues/325>
     [Stefan Eissing]

  *) mod_http2: update to version 2.0.41
     Fix cookie header accounting against LimitRequestFields.
     [Stefan Eissing]

  *) mod_http2: update to version 2.0.40
     Fix error handling on upload requests when server runs out of file
     handles that left beam bucket callbacks in place, potentially using
     no longer valid references. Only applies on platforms with pipes
     and file descriptor limits not healthy for a network server.
     [Stefan Eissing]

  *) mod_dav_fs: Return a 404 for DELETE if deletion fails because the
     resource no longer exists.  PR 60746.  [Joe Orton]

  *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Fix healthcheck disabled due to child restart while
     updating. [Yann Ylavic]

Fixed at 321d4963ed. Leaving open for SA.

[Bruce Dubbs]

Advisory sa-13.0-163 has been issued.