Security update for apache2-mod_security2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02029-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T15:17:29Z
Rating: important
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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:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2029=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-2029=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-2029=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-2029=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.9.2-150000.3.12.1

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