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Oracle Linux 10 : mod_md (ELSA-2025-23738)

high Nessus Plugin ID 279535

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2025-23738 advisory.

 [1:2.4.26-4]
 - Resolves: RHEL-134483 - httpd: Apache HTTP Server: mod_md (ACME), unintended retry intervals (CVE-2025-55753)

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_md package.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-23738.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279535

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2025-23738.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/22/2025

Updated: 12/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-55753

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:H/I:N/A:N

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:mod_md, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:10

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/21/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55753