Debian dla-3921 : apache2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 209265

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3921 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3921-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Bastien Roucaris October 16, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : apache2 Version : 2.4.62-1~deb11u2 Debian Bug : 1079172 1079206

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

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.62-1~deb11u2.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/apache2

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38474

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-39884

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/apache2

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 209265

File Name: debian_DLA-3921.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/17/2024

Updated: 10/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, 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: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, 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, 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: 10/16/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2024

Reference Information

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

IAVA: 2024-A-0378-S