Bug 2190381 (CVE-2023-28882) - CVE-2023-28882 mod_security: a segfault and a resultant crash of a worker process in some configurations with certain inputs
Summary: CVE-2023-28882 mod_security: a segfault and a resultant crash of a worker pro...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2023-28882
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 2190378
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Reported: 2023-04-28 08:42 UTC by Sandipan Roy
Modified: 2023-04-28 13:40 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: mod_security 3.0.9
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A vulnerability was found in Mod Security. When certain inputs are used in certain configurations, this issue can result in a segfault and cause a worker process crash. A high volume of these requests sent quickly can lead to the server becoming slow or unresponsive to legitimate requests.
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Last Closed: 2023-04-28 13:40:06 UTC
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Description Sandipan Roy 2023-04-28 08:42:32 UTC 
Trustwave ModSecurity 3.0.5 through 3.0.8 before 3.0.9 allows a denial of service (worker crash and unresponsiveness) because some inputs cause a segfault in the Transaction class for some configurations.

https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/security-resources/software-updates/announcing-modsecurity-version-309/
https://github.com/SpiderLabs/ModSecurity/pull/2886/commits/db84d8cf771d39db578707cd03ec2b60f74c9785
Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-04-28 13:40:04 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-28882
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