SUSE SLED15: apache2 / apache2-devel / apache2-event / apache2-manual / etc (SUSE-SU-2026:5231-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 381494

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:5231-1 advisory.

Security issues fixed:

- CVE-2026-106023: mod_md NULL pointer dereference leads to child process crash (bsc#1290167).
- CVE-2026-109163: mod_vhost_alias 1 byte stack buffer overwrite (bsc#1290169).
- CVE-2026-119618: mod_http2: heap corruption and RCE in assign_headers (bsc#1290166).

Non security issue fixed:

- Severe CPU Usage regression in webserving, from Tumbleweed April to July (bsc#1246913).

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: High

ID: 381494

File Name: suse_SU-2026-5231-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/15/2026

Updated: 11/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.9

Percentile: 99.33

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-2026-119618

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/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:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-event, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-manual, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-prefork, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-worker, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2

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: 11/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-106023, CVE-2026-109163, CVE-2026-119618

IAVA: 2026-A-1295

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:5231-1

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