Bug 2498020

Summary: CVE-2026-44186 httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service in mod_proxy_ftp via attacker-controlled FTP server [fedora-all]
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Ganesh <gnaik>
Component: httpdAssignee: Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari>
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 45CC: anon.amish, jorton, luhliari, mturk
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Description Ganesh 2026-07-08 09:57:01 UTC
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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.

Comment 1 Aoife Moloney 2026-08-17 15:15:44 UTC
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora Linux 45 development cycle.
Changing version to 45.