CVE-2026-79768
Publication date 1 October 2026
Last updated 11 November 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Path equivalence: '/./' (single dot directory) vulnerability in Apache HTTP Server's mod_userdir module when configured with absolute non-wildcard UserDir directive (the 2nd form in https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/mod_userdir.html#userdir) This issue affects Apache HTTP Server: from 2.4.0 through 2.4.68.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| apache2 | 26.10 stonking |
Fixed in 2.4.68-1ubuntu6.1
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| 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed in 2.4.66-2ubuntu2.6
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed in 2.4.58-1ubuntu8.17
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed in 2.4.52-1ubuntu4.25
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed in 2.4.41-4ubuntu3.23+esm9
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed in 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.27+esm13
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed in 2.4.18-2ubuntu3.17+esm22
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed in 2.4.7-1ubuntu4.22+esm17
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CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
5.3 · Medium
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-8931-1
- Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
- 14 October 2026
- USN-9016-1
- Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities
- 10 November 2026