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Oracle Linux 9 : mod_http2 (ELSA-2025-14983)

high Nessus Plugin ID 260473

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-14983 advisory.

 [2.0.26-4.1]
 - Resolves: RHEL-99956 - CVE-2025-49630 httpd: untrusted input from a client causes an assertion to fail in the Apache mod_proxy_http2 module

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux 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_http2 package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-14983.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 260473

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-14983.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/2/2025

Updated: 9/2/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49630

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_http2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/1/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-49630