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Debian Bookworm: DSA-5940-1 critical: modsecurity-apache DoS issue

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Calendar Grey June 8, 2025
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Security vulnerabilities related to denial of service have been addressed in modsecurity-apache. Upgrade to version 2.9.7-1+deb12u1 to maintain optimal security levels.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in modsecurity-apache, an Apache module to tighten the Web application security, which may result in denial of service (high memory consumpt...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed in
version 2.9.7-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your modsecurity-apache packages.

For the detailed security status of modsecurity-apache please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/modsecurity-apache

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: modsecurity-apache
CVE ID: CVE-2025-47947 CVE-2025-48866

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