CVE-2026-54789 is an out-of-bounds memory-access vulnerability in the state-cookie parser of mod_auth_openidc, the OpenID Connect relying-party and OAuth 2.0 resource-server module for Apache HTTP Server. Versions prior to 2.4.19.4 can process a value-less cookie token lacking an equals sign incorrectly, resulting in an out-of-bounds read and a one-byte out-of-bounds write. Version 2.4.19.4 corrects the parser by terminating its scan at the string terminator and rejecting value-less tokens.
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A network-accessible denial-of-service vulnerability in mod_auth_openidc caused by parsing malformed state cookies. It affects the mod_auth_openidc package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 systems covered by RHSA-2026:69715.
A network-reachable denial-of-service vulnerability in mod_auth_openidc caused by parsing malformed state cookies. It affects the mod_auth_openidc package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.
A network-reachable denial-of-service vulnerability in mod_auth_openidc caused by parsing malformed state cookies. It affects the mod_auth_openidc package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and can result in complete availability loss.
A remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability in mod_auth_openidc caused by parsing malformed state cookies. It affects the mod_auth_openidc package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.
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