Security update for apache2-mod_security2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02052-1
Release Date: 2025-06-20T13:05:01Z
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 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 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 12 SP5 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2025-2052=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2052=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.8.0-7.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.8.0-7.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.8.0-7.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • apache2-mod_security2-debugsource-2.8.0-7.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-debuginfo-2.8.0-7.9.1
    • apache2-mod_security2-2.8.0-7.9.1

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