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AlmaLinux 8 : httpd:2.4 (ALSA-2022:0258)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 158859

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:0258 advisory.

 * httpd: mod_lua: Possible buffer overflow when parsing multipart content (CVE-2021-44790)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-0258.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 158859

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-0258.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 3/11/2022

Updated: 1/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-44790

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_http2, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_session, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:mod_proxy_html, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:httpd-filesystem

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-44790

IAVA: 2021-A-0604-S