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High ALSA-2026:79177 1 CVE

Important: mod_auth_openidc security update

Published Oct 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

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.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 mod_auth_openidc 2.4.16.11-1.el9_8.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-54789
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2521051
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2026-79177.html