Httpd Security Update — AlmaLinux 9 (ALSA-2026:41906)

Security Fix(es):

* httpd: incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38709 (CVE-2024-42516)
* Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite: Apache HTTP Server: Privilege Escalation via .htaccess file manipulation (CVE-2026-24072)
* httpd: mod_auth_digest: timing attack allows a bypass of digest authentication (CVE-2026-33006)
* 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 httpd mod_dav_fs: Denial of Service due to path handling issue (CVE-2026-42535)
* 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)
* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Local .htaccess authors can read files with httpd user privileges (CVE-2026-44119)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* address Moderate severity issues from httpd 2.4.68 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-184520)
* mod_proxy_html regression in CVE-2026-34355 fix [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-192752)

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.