Null pointer dereference in Apache Traffic Server on POST half-close
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Apache Traffic Server 9.2.15, 10.1.4 and 10.2.0 are affected. A null pointer dereference (CWE-476) in net_write_io occurs when a client half-closes a POST request while a chunked origin response is reparsed, a timing-dependent race introduced by the CVE-2021-32564 flow-control backports. A remote unauthenticated attacker can crash the server.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Apache Traffic Server can crash with a null pointer dereference when a client POST request is torn down via half-close while a chunked origin response is being reparsed from a reentrant write-ready callback, a timing-dependent race introduced by the CVE-2021-32564 flow-control backports. This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: 9.2.15, 10.1.4, 10.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.16, 10.1.5, or 10.2.1, which fix the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade to Apache Traffic Server 9.2.16, 10.1.5, or 10.2.1, which fix the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Apache Traffic Server — lists.apache.org/thread/r95dq29ywcd1f4x30snxlqmb12z4s4kc
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-78953 Argument injection in Apache Traffic Server magick pluginPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-78957 Malformed 302 responses bypass rejection in Apache Traffic ServerPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2026-78964 Unthrottled logging in Apache Traffic Server allows log-flood DoSPriority MEDIUM 44
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-112381
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-vv7x-cx95-rcmh
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-24 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-112381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-112381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv7x-cx95-rcmh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-112381 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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