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Red Hat Linux 7: RHSA-2020-3970:01 Low: mod_auth_openidc Open Redirect

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Calendar Grey September 29, 2020
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A security flaw in the mod_auth_openidc module for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 could permit unauthorized access under certain conditions, urging updates
An update for mod_auth_openidc is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The mod_auth_openidc is an OpenID Connect authentication module for Apache HTTP Server. It enables an Apache HTTP Server to operate as an OpenID Connect Relying Party and/or OAuth 2.0 Resource Server.
Security Fix(es):
* mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect in logout url when using URLs with leading slashes (CVE-2019-14857)
* mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect issue exists in URLs with slash and backslash (CVE-2019-20479)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat low severity authentication module open redirect mod_auth_openidc

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14857 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-20479 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/7.9_release_notes/index

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.src.rpm
ppc64: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.ppc64.rpm mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-7.el7.ppc64.rpm
ppc64le: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.ppc64le.rpm mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-7.el7.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.s390x.rpm mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-7.el7.s390x.rpm
x86_64: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.x86_64.rpm mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.src.rpm
x86_64: mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-7.el7.x86_64.rpm mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-7.el7.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3970-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3970
Issue date: 2020-09-29

Topic

An update for mod_auth_openidc is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat low severity authentication module open redirect mod_auth_openidc

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1760613 - CVE-2019-14857 mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect in logout url when using URLs with leading slashes

1805102 - CVE-2019-20479 mod_auth_openidc: Open redirect issue exists in URLs with slash and backslash

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