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Echo: apache2: security update to 2.4.68-1~deb13u1+e4

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 473839

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Use after free in mod_auth_digest in Apache Software Foundation Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.69 on all
 platforms allows an unauthenticated remote client to cause authentication state corruption via concurrent
 Digest authentication requests when AuthDigestNcCheck is enabled or AuthDigestNonceLifetime is set to 0.
 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.69, which fixes this issue. (CVE-2026-73637)

Solution

Update the apache2 library and its related packages to version 2.4.68-1~deb13u1+e4 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-73637

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 473839

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/8/2026

Updated: 10/8/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.24

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-73637

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-73637