Apache mod http2 2.4.25 Null Pointer Dereference

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CVE-2017-7659: mod_http2 null pointer dereference

Severity: Important

Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected:
httpd 2.4.24 (unreleased)
ht CVE-2017-7659: mod_http2 null pointer dereference

Severity: Important

Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected:
httpd 2.4.24 (unreleased)
httpd 2.4.25

Description:
A maliciously constructed HTTP/2 request could cause mod_http2 to
dereference a NULL pointer and crash the server process.

Mitigation:
2.4.25 users of mod_http2 should upgrade to 2.4.26.

Credit:
The Apache HTTP Server security team would like to thank Robert AwiAcki
for reporting this issue.

References:
https://httpd.apache.org/security_report.html