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RockyLinux 9 : mod_auth_openidc (RLSA-2025:9396)

high Nessus Plugin ID 266566

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2025:9396 advisory.

 * mod_auth_openidc: DoS via Empty POST in mod_auth_openidc with OIDCPreservePost Enabled (CVE-2025-3891)

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

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

Solution

Update the affected mod_auth_openidc, mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo and / or mod_auth_openidc-debugsource packages.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:9396

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2361633

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 266566

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-9396.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/4/2025

Updated: 10/4/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-3891

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_auth_openidc, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_auth_openidc-debugsource, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-3891