Security update for apache2-mod_auth_openidc

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:01585-1
Release Date: 2025-05-19T17:21:54Z
Rating: important
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-3891 ( SUSE ): 8.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-3891 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-3891 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2025-3891 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for apache2-mod_auth_openidc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-3891: denial of service via POST requests with an empty Content-Type header and with OIDCPreservePost On (bsc#1242015).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-1585=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-1585=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-debugsource-2.4.0-7.22.1
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-2.4.0-7.22.1
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-2.4.0-7.22.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-debugsource-2.4.0-7.22.1
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-2.4.0-7.22.1
    • apache2-mod_auth_openidc-2.4.0-7.22.1

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