CVE-2018-11759 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-11759: The Apache Web Server (httpd) specific code that normalised the requested path before matching it to the URI-worker map in Apache Tomcat JK (mod_jk) Connector 1.2.0 to 1.2.44 did not handle some edge cases correctly. If only a sub-set of the URLs supported by Tomcat were exposed via httpd, then it w

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Elevated exploitation risk

FIRST EPSS puts CVE-2018-11759's probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 91% (100th percentile of all CVEs)— well above the noise floor. Prioritize it.

EPSS:91% · 30-day exploit probability100th percentile

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-11759 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-mod-jk→ fixed in1:1.2.46-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-mod-jk
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-mod-jk→ fixed in1:1.2.46-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-mod-jk
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

libapache-mod-jk→ fixed in1:1.2.46-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libapache-mod-jk
```

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