RHEL 6 / 7 : Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 SP3 (RHSA-2019:2946)

high Nessus Plugin ID 129520

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 SP3.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2019:2946 advisory.

Red Hat JBoss Core Services is a set of supplementary software for Red Hat JBoss middleware products. This software, such as Apache HTTP Server, is common to multiple JBoss middleware products, and is packaged under Red Hat JBoss Core Services to allow for faster distribution of updates, and for a more consistent update experience.

This release of Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 Service Pack 3 serves as an update to Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29, and includes bug fixes for CVEs which are linked in the References section.

Security Fix(es):

* mod_http2: HTTP/2: 0-length headers leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-9516)

* mod_http2: HTTP/2: request for large response leads to denial of service (CVE-2019-9517)

Bug Fix(es):

* nghttp2: Rebase to 1.39.2

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.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the RHEL Red Hat JBoss Core Services Apache HTTP Server 2.4.29 SP3 package based on the guidance in RHSA-2019:2946.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 129520

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2019-2946.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 10/2/2019

Updated: 11/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-9517

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-nghttp2-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-selinux, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:jbcs-httpd24-mod_session

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/1/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/13/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-9511, CVE-2019-9513, CVE-2019-9516, CVE-2019-9517

CWE: 400

RHSA: 2019:2946

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