SB2025061166 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for mod_security
Published: June 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061166
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47947)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when handling application/json payloads. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that at least one rule which does a sanitiseMatchedBytes action.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.