Use after free in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69...

zetlyn/cve-ghsa vulnerability ghsa GHSA-gr5c-77fq-wx32 cve CVE-2026-73637 known 2026-10-01

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gr5c-77fq-wx32

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Its words
7.3
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Said since
2026-10-02 11:59 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-05 12:22 UTC
Original
open at the source
What the source handed over
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2026-10-02 11:59 UTC
Last answered
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Original
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severityhigh
From 7.0 to 8.9.
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2026-10-02 11:59 UTC
Last answered
2026-10-05 12:22 UTC
Original
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Use after free in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69... Use after free in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all platforms allows an unauthenticated remote client to cause authentication state corruption via concurrent Digest authentication requests when AuthDigestNcCheck is enabled or AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue.