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CVE-2022-22719

httpd: mod_lua: Use of uninitialized value of in r:parsebody

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 14, 2022

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the mod_lua module of httpd. A crafted request body can cause a read to a random memory area due to an uninitialized value in functions called by the parsebody function. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Statement

httpd as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, is not affected by this flaw because it does not ship mod_lua.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

Disabling mod_lua and restarting httpd will mitigate this flaw. See https://access.redhat.com/articles/10649 for more information.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-908 · Use of Uninitialized Resource