CVE-2026-112381: Apache Traffic Server null pointer dereference in request tear-down

CVE-2026-112381 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-10-21

Apache Traffic Server is a web proxy and caching server used to accelerate web content delivery. A timing-dependent bug can cause the server to crash when a client abruptly closes a POST request connection while the server is processing a chunked response from the origin server. An attacker can trigger repeated crashes to cause a denial of service.

Technologies: Apache Traffic Server. Vendors: Apache.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-112381 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112381 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-112381?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 21 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Apache Traffic Server 9.2.15, 10.1.4, 10.2.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112381?
Yes: fixed in 9.2.16, 10.1.5, 10.2.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-112381 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-112381?
Check whether you run Apache Traffic Server at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 9.2.16, 10.1.5, 10.2.1

Technical details

A null pointer dereference occurs in a reentrant write-ready callback when a client half-closes a POST request while a chunked origin response is being reparsed. This race condition was introduced by flow-control backports for CVE-2021-32564. The crash is timing-dependent and requires specific conditions: a POST request tear-down via half-close concurrent with origin response reparse from a write-ready callback. A remote attacker can exploit this over the network to cause a denial of service.

Affected products

  • Apache Traffic Server 9.2.15, 10.1.4, 10.2.0

Timeline

  • 2026-10-21: disclosed

References

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