(RHSA-2019:3421) Moderate: mod_auth_mellon security, bug fix, and enhancement update

The mod_auth_mellon module for the Apache HTTP Server is an authentication service that implements the SAML 2.0 federation protocol. The module grants access based on the attributes received in assertions generated by an IdP server.

Security Fix(es):

• mod_auth_mellon: open redirect in logout url when using URLs with backslashes (CVE-2019-3877)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Release Notes linked from the References section.