Rocky Linux 10.2 [CIQ] Security Update: httpd / httpd-core / httpd-core-debuginfo / httpd-debuginfo / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2026_34109)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 357434

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 10.2 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2026_34109 advisory.

* httpd: incomplete fix for CVE-2023-38709 (CVE-2024-42516)

* httpd: NULL pointer dereference via specially crafted request (CVE-2026-29169)

* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via malicious backend servers (CVE-2026-34356)

* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer Over-read via outbound OCSP requests to attacker-controlled server (CVE-2026-44185)

* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Denial of Service via crafted regular expressions (CVE-2026-44631)

* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Heap-based Buffer Overflow via untrusted content in mod_xml2enc (CVE-2026-42536)

* httpd: Apache HTTP Server: Buffer overflow in mod_proxy_html allows security bypass (CVE-2026-34355)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

* address Moderate severity issues from httpd 2.4.68 [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-184518)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2026_34109.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 357434

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_10_2_crlsa-2026_34109.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.06

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

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-2026-44631

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

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/7/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42516, CVE-2026-24072, CVE-2026-29169, CVE-2026-33006, CVE-2026-34355, CVE-2026-34356, CVE-2026-42535, CVE-2026-42536, CVE-2026-43951, CVE-2026-44119, CVE-2026-44185, CVE-2026-44186, CVE-2026-44631

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