Security update for apache2-mod_security2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02028-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T15:17:14Z
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-47947 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-47947 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-47947 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-48866 ( SUSE ): 8.7 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-48866 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2025-48866 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for apache2-mod_security2 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-47947: Fixed denial of service through sanitiseMatchedBytes (bsc#1243978).
  • CVE-2025-48866: Fixed denial of service via excessive number of arguments in sanitiseArg (bsc#1243976).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2028=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-2028=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2028=1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-ESPOS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP5-LTSS-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP5-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.3-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-Server-4.3-2025-2028=1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Server-4.3-2025-2028=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • Server Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 (x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 (x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.4-150400.3.9.1

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