CVE-2021-32791
MEDIUMApache mod_auth_openidc <2.4.9 - Cryptographic Issue
Title source: llmDescription
mod_auth_openidc is an authentication/authorization module for the Apache 2.x HTTP server that functions as an OpenID Connect Relying Party, authenticating users against an OpenID Connect Provider. In mod_auth_openidc before version 2.4.9, the AES GCM encryption in mod_auth_openidc uses a static IV and AAD. It is important to fix because this creates a static nonce and since aes-gcm is a stream cipher, this can lead to known cryptographic issues, since the same key is being reused. From 2.4.9 onwards this has been patched to use dynamic values through usage of cjose AES encryption routines.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FZVF6BSJLRQZ7PFFR4X5JSU6KUJYNOCU/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QXAWKPT5LXZSUTFSJ6IWSZC7RMYYQXQD/
Mailing List mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00034.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zmartzone/mod_auth_openidc/commit/375407c16c61a70b56fdbe13b0d2c8f11398e92c
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zmartzone/mod_auth_openidc/releases/tag/v2.4.9
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/zmartzone/mod_auth_openidc/security/advisories/GHSA-px3c-6x7j-3r9r
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0150
EPSS Percentile
70.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-330
CWE-323
Status
published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora
33
fedoraproject/fedora
34
openidc/mod_auth_openidc
< 2.4.9
Published
Jul 26, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026