Important: mod_auth_openidc security update

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/RLSA-2026%3A79177",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Important: mod_auth_openidc security update",
    "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: mod_auth_openidc: Denial of Service via malformed state cookie parsing (CVE-2026-54789) 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.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-09T12:45:02.563890043Z",
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        "https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:79177",
        "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2521051",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79177"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 120778,
  "published_at": "2026-10-09T12:05:31.687+00:00"
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