SUSE SLES12: apache2 / apache2-devel / apache2-doc / apache2-example-pages / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:2641-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 323050

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:2641-1 advisory.

This update for apache2 fixes the following issues

Update to 2.4.66 (jsc#PED-16334):

Security issues:

- CVE-2026-23918: http2: double free and possible RCE on early reset (bsc#1263957).
- CVE-2026-24072: mod_rewrite elevation of privileges via ap_expr (bsc#1263935).
- CVE-2026-28780: heap buffer overflow in `mod_proxy_ajp` via `ajp_msg_check_header()` (bsc#1264163).
- CVE-2026-29168: allocation of resources without limits in `mod_md` via OCSP response (bsc#1264150).
- CVE-2026-29169: NULL pointer dereference in `mod_dav_lock` allows server crash via malicious requests (bsc#1263956).
- CVE-2026-33006: `mod_auth_digest` timing attack allows bypass of Digest authentication (bsc#1263955).
- CVE-2026-33007: NULL pointer dereference in `mod_authn_socache` allows unauthenticated remote user to crash a child processes (bsc#1263954).
- CVE-2026-33523: HTTP response splitting forwarding malicious status line (bsc#1263953).
- CVE-2026-33857: off-by-one OOB reads in AJP getter functions (bsc#1263952).
- CVE-2026-34032: heap buffer overread in `mod_proxy_ajp` due to missing null-termination check (bsc#1263951).
- CVE-2026-34059: heap buffer overread and memory disclosure via `ajp_parse_data()` (bsc#1263950).

Non security issue:

- Internal server error on very long URL (bsc#690734).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 323050

File Name: suse_SU-2026-2641-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 6/26/2026

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-28780

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-doc, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-worker, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13-example-pages, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-example-pages, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-worker, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-tls13

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-24072, CVE-2026-28780, CVE-2026-29168, CVE-2026-29169, CVE-2026-33006, CVE-2026-33007, CVE-2026-33523, CVE-2026-33857, CVE-2026-34032, CVE-2026-34059

IAVA: 2026-A-0423-S

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:2641-1

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