Rocky Linux 9 : httpd and mod_http2 (RLSA-2023:1670)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 174171

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2023:1670 advisory.

- Some mod_proxy configurations on Apache HTTP Server versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.55 allow a HTTP Request Smuggling attack. Configurations are affected when mod_proxy is enabled along with some form of RewriteRule or ProxyPassMatch in which a non-specific pattern matches some portion of the user-supplied request-target (URL) data and is then re-inserted into the proxied request-target using variable substitution. For example, something like: RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^/here/(.*) http://example.com:8080/elsewhere?$1; [P] ProxyPassReverse /here/ http://example.com:8080/ Request splitting/smuggling could result in bypass of access controls in the proxy server, proxying unintended URLs to existing origin servers, and cache poisoning. Users are recommended to update to at least version 2.4.56 of Apache HTTP Server. (CVE-2023-25690)

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.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 174171

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2023-1670.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/12/2023

Updated: 11/6/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25690

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:rocky:linux:mod_lua, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-filesystem, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_http2, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_ssl, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_proxy_html-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_ssl-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_http2-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_lua-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_ldap-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-manual, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_proxy_html, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_http2-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-core-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-tools-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-core, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_ldap, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_session-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:httpd-tools, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_session

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/12/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25690

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