Debian dsa-5729 : apache2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 202232

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5729 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-5729-2 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 08, 2024 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : apache2 Debian Bug : 1079172 1079206

The fixes for CVE-2024-38474 and CVE-2024-39884 introduced two regressions in mod_rewrite and mod_proxy.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.62-1~deb12u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.

For the detailed security status of apache2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/apache2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the apache2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 202232

File Name: debian_DSA-5729.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2024

Updated: 10/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38474

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-suexec-custom, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libapache2-mod-md, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-suexec-pristine, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libapache2-mod-proxy-uwsgi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-ssl-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-38474, CVE-2024-39884

IAVA: 2024-A-0378-S

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