CVE-2020-9490

Publication date 7 August 2020

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.20 to 2.4.43. A specially crafted value for the 'Cache-Digest' header in a HTTP/2 request would result in a crash when the server actually tries to HTTP/2 PUSH a resource afterwards. Configuring the HTTP/2 feature via "H2Push off" will mitigate this vulnerability for unpatched servers.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
apache2	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.1
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.14
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
apache2	Upstream: https://svn.apache.org/r1880396 Upstream: a61223e

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-4458-1
Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
13 August 2020