CVE-2025-3891
highpriority · track · 1EPSS 0.016 · 75 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A flaw was found in the mod_auth_openidc module for Apache httpd. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending an empty POST request when the OIDCPreservePost directive is enabled. The server crashes consistently, affecting availability.
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weaknesses
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affected products (70)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux mod_auth_openidcall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:mod_auth_openidc
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support< 8020020250612174445.4cda2c84enisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support< 8040020250618101351.522a0ee4enisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support< 8060020250617090503.ad008a3aenisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service< 8060020250617090503.ad008a3aenisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions< 8060020250617090503.ad008a3aenisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service< 8080020250617090716.63b34585enisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions< 8080020250617090716.63b34585enisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions< 0:2.4.9.4-1.el9_0.3enisa_euvdEU
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions< 0:2.4.9.4-1.el9_2.3enisa_euvdEU
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0956Red Hat Enterprise Linux (mod_auth_openidc): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2025-05-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- BIT-apache-2025-38912025-05-13vendor · osvUS
A flaw was found in the mod_auth_openidc module for Apache httpd. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by sending an empty POST request when the OIDCPreservePost directive is enabled. The server crashes consistently, affecting availability.
also known as (13)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
- CNNVD-202504-3919cnnvd
- EUVD-2025-13653enisa_euvd
- BDU:2025-10948fstec_bdu
- GHSA-x7cf-8wgv-5j86fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:10002fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:10003fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:10004fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:10006fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:10010fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:4597fstec_bdu
- RHSA-2025:9396fstec_bdu
- GHSA-v96g-5j57-774cenisa_euvd
- GHSA-x7cf-8wgv-5j86osv
sources
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references (30)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-3891cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-3891cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2361633cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10002enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10003enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10004enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10006enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10007enisa_euvd
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