AlmaLinux 10 : mod_md (ALSA-2025:23738)

high Nessus Plugin ID 279602

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Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2025:23738 advisory.

* mod_md: Apache HTTP Server: mod_md (ACME), unintended retry intervals (CVE-2025-55753)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279602

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2025-23738.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 12/23/2025

Updated: 12/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, 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:alma:linux:mod_md, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55753

CWE: 190

RHSA: 2025:23738

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