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RockyLinux 10 : mod_md (RLSA-2025:23738)

high Nessus Plugin ID 279688

Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-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 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_md, mod_md-debuginfo and / or mod_md-debugsource packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:23738

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419140

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 279688

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-23738.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 12/24/2025

Updated: 12/24/2025

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:rocky:linux:mod_md, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_md-debuginfo, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_md-debugsource

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: 12/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-55753