Detections
Analytics
Unity Linux 20.1050a / 20.1060a / 20.1070a Security Update: httpd (UTSA-2026-153857)
high Nessus Plugin ID 380546
Synopsis
The Unity Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2026-153857 advisory.Encoding problem in mod_proxy in Apache HTTP Server 2.4.59 and earlier allows request URLs with incorrect encoding to be sent to backend services, potentially bypassing authentication via crafted requests.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.4.60, which fixes this issue.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux 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 httpd package.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38473
https://httpd.apache.org/security/vulnerabilities_24.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38473
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240712-0001/
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 380546
File Name: unity_linux_UTSA-2026-153857.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 11/13/2026
Updated: 11/13/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7
Percentile: 98.35
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.4
Temporal Score: 7.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-38473
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/UOS-Server/release, Host/UOS-Server/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-38473