Debian dsa-6574 : libapache2-mod-php8.4 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 370149

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-6574 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6574-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff October 21, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : php8.4 CVE ID : CVE-2026-109618 CVE-2026-109619

It was discovered that incorrect memory state tracking in PHP, a widely-used open source general purpose scripting language, could result in the execution of arbitrary code.

For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 8.4.27-1~deb13u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your php8.4 packages.

For the detailed security status of php8.4 please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/php8.4

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 libapache2-mod-php8.4 packages.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/php8.4

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-109618

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-109619

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/php8.4

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 370149

File Name: debian_DSA-6574.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

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: Critical

Score: 9.2

Percentile: 99.77

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-109619

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.2

Threat Score: 7.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libapache2-mod-php8.4, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libphp8.4-embed, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-bz2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-cgi, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-cli, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-curl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-dba, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-enchant, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-fpm, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-gd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-gmp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-interbase, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-intl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-ldap, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-mysql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-odbc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-opcache, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-phpdbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-readline, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-snmp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-soap, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-sqlite3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-sybase, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-tidy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-xml, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-xsl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4-zip, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php8.4

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/21/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-109618, CVE-2026-109619