SUSE SLES15 Security Update : apache2-mod_auth_openidc (SUSE-SU-2021:3020-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 153248

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:3020-1 advisory.

- CVE-2021-32785: format string bug via hiredis (bsc#1188638)
- CVE-2021-32786: open redirect in logout functionality (bsc#1188639)
- CVE-2021-32791: Hardcoded static IV and AAD with a reused key in AES GCM encryption (bsc#1188849)
- CVE-2021-32792: XSS when using OIDCPreservePost On (bsc#1188848)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected apache2-mod_auth_openidc package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 153248

File Name: suse_SU-2021-3020-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/14/2021

Updated: 6/26/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, tenable_cloud_security, tenable_self_hosted_container_security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32786

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-32792

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:apache2-mod_auth_openidc, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-32785, CVE-2021-32786, CVE-2021-32791, CVE-2021-32792

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2021:3020-1

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