macOS Catalina how to upgrade the Apache httpd

[myitrumors]

I have upgraded my laptop from Mojave to Catalina.


I do not use my laptop with any of the Apache Services.


My current version of Apache httpd is: Apache/2.4.41


My security team told me that I need to update to Apache/2.4.42 or later.


How do I do that? Can I run a simple command line that update the Apache httpd version to 2.4.42 or later.

Again, I am not using any web server, not using Apache at all and I can not install brew.

I simply need to update this Apache httpd version to 2.4.42 or later.


Thank you for your help.

 

[barbu]

Strange that they care since the service is disabled. There is no way to upgrade apple’s version outside of system updates. You can of course install a newer version manually, but that would be dumb because a) you aren’t using it and b) the old version would remain I’d go back to the sec people for more info, maybe send them a screenshot of your sharing preferences showing httpd is disabled.

 

[myitrumors]

i agree with you. i will take a screenshot of the sharing preferences and I will provide the output of the following command line /usr/bin/sudo /bin/launchctl print-disabled system | /usr/bin/grep org.apache.httpd that should give me True as output, meaning hte Apache HTTPD is disabled. I think the Security Team use their own per-configured automated tools that scan the laptop and based of course on the automated tools parameters they have the vulnerabilities result.

 

[barbu]

You could also do a netstat to show there is no listener. Good luck!