Debian dsa-6569 : apache2 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 366715

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-6569 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6569-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 16, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : apache2 CVE ID : CVE-2026-42356 CVE-2026-42528 CVE-2026-46729 CVE-2026-47360 CVE-2026-48005 CVE-2026-56153 CVE-2026-56154 CVE-2026-56449 CVE-2026-57941 CVE-2026-58415 CVE-2026-59797 CVE-2026-63045 CVE-2026-63292 CVE-2026-63686 CVE-2026-63718 CVE-2026-73636 CVE-2026-73637 CVE-2026-79768 CVE-2026-93546

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Apache HTTP server, which may result in denial of service, information disclosure, authentication bypass or HTTP request smuggling.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 2.4.69-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your apache2 packages.

For the detailed security status of apache2 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/apache2

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: [email protected]

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the apache2 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 366715

File Name: debian_DSA-6569.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 10/17/2026

Updated: 10/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.1

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-2026-59797

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:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-bin, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-ssl-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-suexec-custom, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-suexec-pristine, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:apache2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/16/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42356, CVE-2026-42528, CVE-2026-46729, CVE-2026-47360, CVE-2026-48005, CVE-2026-56153, CVE-2026-56154, CVE-2026-56449, CVE-2026-57941, CVE-2026-58415, CVE-2026-59797, CVE-2026-63045, CVE-2026-63292, CVE-2026-63686, CVE-2026-63718, CVE-2026-73636, CVE-2026-73637, CVE-2026-79768, CVE-2026-93546

IAVA: 2026-A-1087

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