Medium: mod_auth_openidc

Issue Overview:

A text injection flaw was found in how mod_auth_openidc handled error pages. An attacker could potentially use this flaw to conduct content spoofing and phishing attacks by tricking users into opening specially crafted URLs.(CVE-2017-6059)

It was found that mod_auth_openidc did not properly sanitize HTTP headers for certain request paths. A remote attacker could potentially use this flaw to bypass authentication and access sensitive information by sending crafted HTTP requests.(CVE-2017-6413)

Affected Packages:

mod_auth_openidc

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update mod_auth_openidc to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-5.amzn2.aarch64  
    mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-5.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-5.amzn2.i686  
    mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-5.amzn2.i686  
  
src:  
    mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-5.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    mod_auth_openidc-1.8.8-5.amzn2.x86_64  
    mod_auth_openidc-debuginfo-1.8.8-5.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2017-6059, CVE-2017-6413

Mitre: CVE-2017-6059, CVE-2017-6413