{"id":"RLSA-2023:6940","summary":"Moderate: mod_auth_openidc:2.3 security and bug fix update","details":"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. \n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* mod_auth_openidc: Open Redirect in oidc_validate_redirect_url() using tab character (CVE-2022-23527)\n\n* mod_auth_openidc: NULL pointer dereference when OIDCStripCookies is set and a crafted Cookie header is supplied (CVE-2023-28625)\n\nFor 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.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-11-05T12:30:02.285542733Z","published":"2026-11-05T12:01:16.353804Z","upstream":["CVE-2022-23527","CVE-2023-28625"],"database_specific":{"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","source_advisory":"RHSA-2023:6940","license":"CC-BY-4.0"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2023:6940"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2153655"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2184118"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6940"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"cjose","ecosystem":"Rocky Linux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/cjose?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0:0.6.1-4.module+el8.9.0+1384+4b58c166"}],"database_specific":{"yum_repository":"AppStream"}}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2023:6940.json"}},{"package":{"name":"mod_auth_openidc","ecosystem":"Rocky Linux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/rocky-linux/mod_auth_openidc?distro=rocky-linux-8&epoch=0"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0:2.4.9.4-5.module+el8.9.0+1384+4b58c166"}],"database_specific":{"yum_repository":"AppStream"}}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/resf-osv-data/RLSA-2023:6940.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.2","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}],"credits":[{"name":"Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation"},{"name":"Red Hat"}]}