RockyLinux 9 : mod_jk bug fix update (Moderate) (RLSA-2024:7457)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 235575

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:7457 advisory.

The mod_jk module is an Apache HTTP Server plug-in that enables the Apache HTTP Server to connect with the Apache Tomcat servlet engine.

Bug Fix(es):

* Rebase to upstream 1.2.50 release (JIRA:Rocky Linux-58855)

Security fix(es):

* mod_jk: information Disclosure / DoS (CVE-2024-46544) (JIRA:Rocky Linux-59800)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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 mod_jk, mod_jk-debuginfo and / or mod_jk-debugsource packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 235575

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2024-7457.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/7/2025

Updated: 5/7/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.2

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-46544

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_jk-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_jk-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_jk

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/7/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-46544

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