SB20250711185 - openEuler 24.03 LTS update for mod_security
Published: July 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250711185
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52891)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing XML data with an empty XML tag. A remote attacker can send specially crafted XML data to the web application protected with ModSecurity, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability affects installations with SecParseXmlIntoArgs set to "On" or "OnlyArgs", which is not the default configuration.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.