Important: httpd security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The httpd packages provide the Apache HTTP Server, a powerful, efficient, and extensible web server. Security Fix(es): * httpd: incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38709 (CVE-2024-42516) * Apache HTTP Server: mod_rewrite: Apache HTTP Server: Privilege Escalation via .htaccess file manipulation (CVE-2026-24072) * httpd: mod_auth_digest: timing attack allows a bypass of digest authentication (CVE-2026-33006) * httpd: NULL pointer dereference via specially crafted request (CVE-2026-29169) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via malicious backend servers (CVE-2026-34356) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer Over-read via outbound OCSP requests to attacker-controlled server (CVE-2026-44185) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service via crafted regular expressions (CVE-2026-44631) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service in mod_proxy_ftp via attacker-controlled FTP server (CVE-2026-44186) * httpd: Apache httpd mod_dav_fs: Denial of Service due to path handling issue (CVE-2026-42535) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via untrusted content in mod_xml2enc (CVE-2026-42536) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html allows security bypass (CVE-2026-34355) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Out-of-bounds Read in mod_headers and mod_mime (CVE-2026-43951) * httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Local .htaccess authors can read files with httpd user privileges (CVE-2026-44119) Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s): * address Moderate severity issues from httpd 2.4.68 [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-184520) * mod_proxy_html regression in CVE-2026-34355 fix [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-192752) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.