Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2021.0576
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2021-0576)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'apache-mod_security' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0576 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'apache-mod_security' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2021-0576 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Updated apache-mod_security packages fix security vulnerability: ModSecurity mishandles excessively nested JSON objects. Crafted JSON objects with nesting tens-of-thousands deep could result in the web server being unable to service legitimate requests. Even a moderately large (e.g., 300KB) HTTP request can occupy one of the limited NGINX worker processes for minutes and consume almost all of the available CPU on the machine (CVE-2021-42717). Affected Software/OS: 'apache-mod_security' package(s) on Mageia 8. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-42717 Debian Security Information: DSA-5023 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5023 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/modsecurity-dos-vulnerability-in-json-parsing-cve-2021-42717/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00042.html
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