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Important: mod_auth_openidc:2.3 security update

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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: mod_auth_openidc: Denial of Service via malformed state cookie parsing (CVE-2026-54789) * cjose: cjose: Heap buffer overflow in AES Key Wrap decryption leads to denial of service (CVE-2026-53938) 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.

Products
cjose, mod_auth_openidc
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2, 0:2.4.9.4-9.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2
CVEs
CVE-2026-53938, CVE-2026-54789
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Important: mod_auth_openidc:2.3 security update

core-osv · Original source

Published 8 Oct 2026, 06:03 UTC

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: mod_auth_openidc: Denial of Service via malformed state cookie parsing (CVE-2026-54789) * cjose: cjose: Heap buffer overflow in AES Key Wrap decryption leads to denial of service (CVE-2026-53938) 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.

osv:RLSA-2026:77369

cjose

Fixed versions: 0:0.6.1-5.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2

mod_auth_openidc

Fixed versions: 0:2.4.9.4-9.module+el8.10.0+40373+8a3f15d2

Complete source record
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