diff --git a/apache2/apache2_config.c b/apache2/apache2_config.c
index c89cbd65..b7138fc3 100644
--- a/apache2/apache2_config.c
+++ b/apache2/apache2_config.c
@@ -630,6 +630,12 @@ static const char *add_rule(cmd_parms *cmd, directory_config *dcfg, int type,
                 "be specified by chain starter rules.");
         }
 
+        /* Must NOT specify a skipafter action. */
+        if (rule->actionset->skip_after != NOT_SET_P) {
+            return apr_psprintf(cmd->pool, "ModSecurity: SkipAfter actions can only "
+                "be specified by chain starter rules.");
+        }
+
         /* Must NOT specify a phase. */
         if (rule->actionset->phase != NOT_SET) {
             return apr_psprintf(cmd->pool, "ModSecurity: Execution phases can only be "
diff --git a/apache2/modsecurity.c b/apache2/modsecurity.c
index d75bb506..663f5030 100644
--- a/apache2/modsecurity.c
+++ b/apache2/modsecurity.c
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ int modsecurity_init(msc_engine *msce, apr_pool_t *mp) {
     }
     #endif
 
+    rc = apr_global_mutex_create(&msce->geo_lock, NULL, APR_LOCK_DEFAULT, mp);
+    if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    #ifdef __SET_MUTEX_PERMS
+    rc = unixd_set_global_mutex_perms(msce->geo_lock);
+    if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+    #endif
+
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -147,6 +159,14 @@ void modsecurity_child_init(msc_engine *msce) {
             // ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, rs, s, "Failed to child-init auditlog mutex");
         }
     }
+
+    if (msce->geo_lock != NULL) {
+        apr_status_t rc = apr_global_mutex_child_init(&msce->geo_lock, NULL, msce->mp);
+        if (rc != APR_SUCCESS) {
+            // ap_log_error(APLOG_MARK, APLOG_ERR, rs, s, "Failed to child-init geo mutex");
+        }
+    }
+
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/apache2/modsecurity.h b/apache2/modsecurity.h
index 8aa0b5f5..630a43a0 100644
--- a/apache2/modsecurity.h
+++ b/apache2/modsecurity.h
@@ -490,6 +490,7 @@ struct error_message {
 struct msc_engine {
     apr_pool_t              *mp;
     apr_global_mutex_t      *auditlog_lock;
+    apr_global_mutex_t      *geo_lock;
     msre_engine             *msre;
     unsigned int             processing_mode;
 };
diff --git a/apache2/msc_geo.c b/apache2/msc_geo.c
index 7909e86f..2e7626bd 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_geo.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_geo.c
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ int geo_lookup(modsec_rec *msr, geo_rec *georec, const char *target, char **erro
     apr_size_t nbytes;
     unsigned int rec_val = 0;
     apr_off_t seekto = 0;
+    apr_status_t ret;
     int rc;
     int country = 0;
     int level;
@@ -332,6 +333,12 @@ int geo_lookup(modsec_rec *msr, geo_rec *georec, const char *target, char **erro
         msr_log(msr, 9, "GEO: Using address \"%s\" (0x%08lx).", targetip, ipnum);
     }
 
+    ret = apr_global_mutex_lock(msr->modsecurity->geo_lock);
+    if (ret != APR_SUCCESS) {
+        msr_log(msr, 1, "Geo Lookup: Failed to lock proc mutex: %s",
+                get_apr_error(msr->mp, ret));
+    }
+
     for (level = 31; level >= 0; level--) {
         /* Read the record */
         seekto = 2 * reclen * rec_val;
@@ -365,6 +372,13 @@ int geo_lookup(modsec_rec *msr, geo_rec *georec, const char *target, char **erro
         if ((country <= 0) || (country > GEO_COUNTRY_LAST)) {
             *error_msg = apr_psprintf(msr->mp, "No geo data for \"%s\" (country %d).", log_escape(msr->mp, target), country);
             msr_log(msr, 4, "%s", *error_msg);
+
+            ret = apr_global_mutex_unlock(msr->modsecurity->geo_lock);
+            if (ret != APR_SUCCESS) {
+                msr_log(msr, 1, "Geo Lookup: Failed to lock proc mutex: %s",
+                        get_apr_error(msr->mp, ret));
+            }
+
             return 0;
         }
 
@@ -389,6 +403,13 @@ int geo_lookup(modsec_rec *msr, geo_rec *georec, const char *target, char **erro
         if ((country <= 0) || (country > GEO_COUNTRY_LAST)) {
             *error_msg = apr_psprintf(msr->mp, "No geo data for \"%s\" (country %d).", log_escape(msr->mp, target), country);
             msr_log(msr, 4, "%s", *error_msg);
+
+            ret = apr_global_mutex_unlock(msr->modsecurity->geo_lock);
+            if (ret != APR_SUCCESS) {
+                msr_log(msr, 1, "Geo Lookup: Failed to lock proc mutex: %s",
+                        get_apr_error(msr->mp, ret));
+            }
+
             return 0;
         }
         if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9) {
@@ -477,6 +498,13 @@ int geo_lookup(modsec_rec *msr, geo_rec *georec, const char *target, char **erro
     }
 
     *error_msg = apr_psprintf(msr->mp, "Geo lookup for \"%s\" succeeded.", log_escape(msr->mp, target));
+
+    ret = apr_global_mutex_unlock(msr->modsecurity->geo_lock);
+    if (ret != APR_SUCCESS) {
+        msr_log(msr, 1, "Geo Lookup: Failed to lock proc mutex: %s",
+                get_apr_error(msr->mp, ret));
+    }
+
     return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/apache2/msc_lua.c b/apache2/msc_lua.c
index c278c9df..9721d910 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_lua.c
+++ b/apache2/msc_lua.c
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ typedef struct {
     int index;
 } msc_lua_dumpr_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    size_t buffer_size;
+    char data[1];
+} VarBuffer;
+
+
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -337,10 +343,83 @@ static int l_getvars(lua_State *L) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+* \brief Function used to get user input via script
+*
+* \param L Pointer to Lua state
+* \param size buffer size
+*
+* \retval NULL On failure
+* \retval data On Success
+*/
+static char *get_varbuffer (lua_State *L, size_t size) {
+    VarBuffer *var_chunk = NULL;
+
+    lua_getfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_buffer");
+    var_chunk = (VarBuffer *) lua_touserdata(L, -1);
+
+    if (var_chunk == NULL || var_chunk->buffer_size < size) {
+        var_chunk = (VarBuffer *) lua_newuserdata(L, sizeof(VarBuffer) + size);
+        var_chunk->buffer_size = size;
+        lua_setfield(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, "_buffer");
+    }
+
+    lua_pop(L, 1);
+    return var_chunk->data;
+}
+
+/*
+* \brief New setvar function for Lua API. Users can put back
+* data in modsecurity core via new variables
+*
+* \param L Pointer to Lua state
+*
+* \retval -1 On failure
+* \retval 0 On Collection failure
+* \retval 1 On Success
+*/
+static int l_setvar(lua_State *L) {
+    modsec_rec *msr = NULL;
+    msre_rule *rule = NULL;
+    char *var_value = NULL;
+    char *var_name = NULL;
+    size_t size;
+    int nargs = lua_gettop(L);
+
+    lua_getglobal(L, "__msr");
+    msr = (modsec_rec *)lua_topointer(L, -1);
+
+    lua_getglobal(L, "__rule");
+    rule = (msre_rule *)lua_topointer(L, -1);
+
+    if(nargs != 2)  {
+        msr_log(msr, 8, "m.setvar: Failed m.setvar funtion must has 2 arguments");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    //const char *var_value = luaL_checkstring (L, 2);
+    //const char *var_name = luaL_checkstring (L, 1);
+
+    const char *setvar_value = lua_tolstring(L, 2, &size);
+    var_value = get_varbuffer(L, size);
+
+    if(var_value != NULL && setvar_value != NULL)
+        strncpy(var_value, setvar_value, size + 1);
+
+    const char *setvar_name = lua_tolstring(L, 1, &size);
+    var_name = get_varbuffer(L, size);
+
+    if(var_name != NULL && setvar_name != NULL)
+        strncpy(var_name, setvar_name, size + 1);
+
+    return msre_action_setvar_execute(msr,msr->msc_rule_mptmp,rule,var_name,var_value);
+}
+
 static const struct luaL_Reg mylib[] = {
     { "log", l_log },
     { "getvar", l_getvar },
     { "getvars", l_getvars },
+    { "setvar", l_setvar },
     { NULL, NULL }
 };
 
diff --git a/apache2/msc_release.h b/apache2/msc_release.h
index ed4cd94a..f0cc1af9 100644
--- a/apache2/msc_release.h
+++ b/apache2/msc_release.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern DSOLOCAL modsec_build_type_rec modsec_build_type[];
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_MINOR       "5"
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_MAINT       "13"
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_TYPE        "dev"
-#define MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE     "1"
+#define MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE     "2"
 
 #define MODSEC_VERSION_SUFFIX MODSEC_VERSION_TYPE MODSEC_VERSION_RELEASE
 
diff --git a/apache2/re.c b/apache2/re.c
index 92137cbb..0eb72a23 100644
--- a/apache2/re.c
+++ b/apache2/re.c
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_rec *msr)
     msre_rule **rules;
     apr_status_t rc;
     const char *skip_after = NULL;
-    int i, mode, skip;
+    int i, mode, skip, skipped;
 
     /* First determine which set of rules we need to use. */
     switch (msr->phase) {
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_rec *msr)
 
     /* Loop through the rules in the selected set. */
     skip = 0;
+    skipped = 0;
     mode = NEXT_RULE;
     rules = (msre_rule **)arr->elts;
     for (i = 0; i < arr->nelts; i++) {
@@ -900,6 +901,18 @@ apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_rec *msr)
 
                     }
                 }
+
+                msre_rule *last_rule = rules[i-1];
+
+                if(last_rule->actionset->is_chained) {
+                    mode = NEXT_RULE;
+                    skipped = 1;
+                    --i;
+                } else {
+                    mode = SKIP_RULES;
+                    skipped = 0;
+                }
+
                 continue;
             }
             if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9) {
@@ -1074,6 +1087,11 @@ apr_status_t msre_ruleset_process_phase(msre_ruleset *ruleset, modsec_rec *msr)
                 continue;
             }
 
+            if(skipped == 1)    {
+                mode = SKIP_RULES;
+                continue;
+            }
+
             /* We had a match but the transaction was not
              * intercepted. In that case we proceed with the
              * next rule...
diff --git a/apache2/re.h b/apache2/re.h
index 663d4bb9..960a6c6a 100644
--- a/apache2/re.h
+++ b/apache2/re.h
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ typedef struct msre_cache_rec msre_cache_rec;
 
 /* Actions, variables, functions and operator functions */
 
+apr_status_t DSOLOCAL msre_action_setvar_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptmp, msre_rule *rule, char *var_name, char *var_value);
+
 apr_status_t DSOLOCAL collection_original_setvar(modsec_rec *msr, const char *col_name, const msc_string *orig_var);
 
 int DSOLOCAL expand_macros(modsec_rec *msr, msc_string *var, msre_rule *rule, apr_pool_t *mptmp);
diff --git a/apache2/re_actions.c b/apache2/re_actions.c
index f24d0ff9..001deed5 100644
--- a/apache2/re_actions.c
+++ b/apache2/re_actions.c
@@ -1168,35 +1168,19 @@ static apr_status_t msre_action_setenv_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptm
 }
 
 /* setvar */
-static apr_status_t msre_action_setvar_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptmp,
-    msre_rule *rule, msre_action *action)
+apr_status_t msre_action_setvar_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptmp,
+    msre_rule *rule, char *var_name, char *var_value)
 {
-    char *data = apr_pstrdup(mptmp, action->param);
-    char *col_name = NULL, *var_name = NULL, *var_value = NULL;
+    char *col_name = NULL;
     char *s = NULL;
     apr_table_t *target_col = NULL;
     int is_negated = 0;
     msc_string *var = NULL;
 
-    /* Extract the name and the value. */
-    /* IMP1 We have a function for this now, parse_name_eq_value? */
-    s = strstr(data, "=");
-    if (s == NULL) {
-        var_name = data;
-        var_value = "1";
-    } else {
-        var_name = data;
-        var_value = s + 1;
-        *s = '\0';
-
-        while ((*var_value != '\0')&&(isspace(*var_value))) var_value++;
-    }
-
     if (msr->txcfg->debuglog_level >= 9) {
         msr_log(msr, 9, "Setting variable: %s=%s", var_name, var_value);
     }
 
-
     /* Expand and escape any macros in the name */
     var = apr_palloc(msr->mp, sizeof(msc_string));
     if (var == NULL) {
@@ -1335,6 +1319,43 @@ static apr_status_t msre_action_setvar_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptm
     return 1;
 }
 
+/*
+* \brief Parse fuction for setvar input
+*
+* \param msr Pointer to the engine
+* \param mptmp Pointer to the pool
+* \param rule Pointer to rule struct
+* \param action input data
+*
+* \retval -1 On failure
+* \retval 0 On Collection failure
+* \retval 1 On Success
+*/
+static apr_status_t msre_action_setvar_parse(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptmp,
+    msre_rule *rule, msre_action *action)
+{
+    char *data = apr_pstrdup(mptmp, action->param);
+    char *var_name = NULL, *var_value = NULL;
+    char *s = NULL;
+
+    /* Extract the name and the value. */
+    /* IMP1 We have a function for this now, parse_name_eq_value? */
+    s = strstr(data, "=");
+    if (s == NULL) {
+        var_name = data;
+        var_value = "1";
+    } else {
+        var_name = data;
+        var_value = s + 1;
+        *s = '\0';
+
+        while ((*var_value != '\0')&&(isspace(*var_value))) var_value++;
+    }
+
+    return msre_action_setvar_execute(msr,mptmp,rule,var_name,var_value);
+}
+
+
 /* expirevar */
 static apr_status_t msre_action_expirevar_execute(modsec_rec *msr, apr_pool_t *mptmp,
     msre_rule *rule, msre_action *action)
@@ -2264,7 +2285,7 @@ void msre_engine_register_default_actions(msre_engine *engine) {
         ACTION_CGROUP_NONE,
         NULL,
         NULL,
-        msre_action_setvar_execute
+        msre_action_setvar_parse
     );
 
     /* expirevar */
diff --git a/apache2/re_operators.c b/apache2/re_operators.c
index 311c466f..2d1dd36e 100644
--- a/apache2/re_operators.c
+++ b/apache2/re_operators.c
@@ -153,9 +153,13 @@ static int msre_op_rx_execute(modsec_rec *msr, msre_rule *rule, msre_var *var, c
         apr_table_setn(msr->tx_vars, s->name, (void *)s);
 
         *error_msg = apr_psprintf(msr->mp,
-                                  "Rule execution error - "
+                                  "Rule %pp [id \"%s\"][file \"%s\"][line \"%d\"] - "
+                                  "Execution error - "
                                   "PCRE limits exceeded (%d): %s",
-                                  rc, my_error_msg);
+                                  rule,((rule->actionset != NULL)&&(rule->actionset->id != NULL)) ? rule->actionset->id : "-",
+                                  rule->filename != NULL ? rule->filename : "-",
+                                  rule->line_num,rc, my_error_msg);
+
 
         msr_log(msr, 3, "%s.", *error_msg);
 
diff --git a/apache2/re_tfns.c b/apache2/re_tfns.c
index 46b80671..2446a83a 100644
--- a/apache2/re_tfns.c
+++ b/apache2/re_tfns.c
@@ -25,6 +25,30 @@
 #include "re.h"
 #include "msc_util.h"
 
+/* Base64 tables used in decodeBase64Ext */
+
+static const char b64_pad = '=';
+
+static const short b64_reverse_t[256] = {
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -1, -1, -2, -2, -1, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -1, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, 62, -2, -2, -2, 63,
+  52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
+  15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
+  41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2,
+  -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2, -2
+};
+
+
 /* lowercase */
 
 static int msre_fn_lowercase_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input,
@@ -572,6 +596,95 @@ static int msre_fn_parityOdd7bit_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input
     return changed;
 }
 
+/*
+* \brief Decode Base64 data with special chars
+*
+* \param plain_text Pointer to plain text data
+* \param input Pointer to input data
+* \param input_len Input data length
+*
+* \retval 0 On failure
+* \retval string length On Success
+*/
+int decode_base64_ext(char *plain_text, const char *input, int input_len)
+{
+    const char *encoded = input;
+    int i = 0, j = 0, k = 0;
+    int ch = 0;
+
+    while ((ch = *encoded++) != '\0' && input_len-- > 0) {
+        if (ch == b64_pad) {
+            if (*encoded != '=' && (i % 4) == 1) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        ch = b64_reverse_t[ch];
+        if (ch < 0 || ch == -1) {
+            continue;
+        } else if (ch == -2) {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        switch(i % 4) {
+            case 0:
+                plain_text[j] = ch << 2;
+                break;
+            case 1:
+                plain_text[j++] |= ch >> 4;
+                plain_text[j] = (ch & 0x0f) << 4;
+                break;
+            case 2:
+                plain_text[j++] |= ch >>2;
+                plain_text[j] = (ch & 0x03) << 6;
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                plain_text[j++] |= ch;
+                break;
+        }
+        i++;
+    }
+
+    k = j;
+    if (ch == b64_pad) {
+        switch(i % 4) {
+            case 1:
+                return 0;
+            case 2:
+                k++;
+            case 3:
+                plain_text[k] = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    plain_text[j] = '\0';
+
+    return j;
+}
+
+/*
+* \brief Base64 transformation function based on RFC2045
+*
+* \param mptmp Pointer to resource poil
+* \param input Pointer to input data
+* \param input_len Input data length
+* \param rval Pointer to decoded buffer
+* \param rval_len Decoded buffer length
+*
+* \retval 0 On failure
+* \retval 1 On Success
+*/
+static int msre_fn_decodeBase64Ext_execute(apr_pool_t *mptmp, unsigned char *input, long int input_len, char **rval, long int *rval_len)
+{
+    *rval_len = input_len;
+    *rval = apr_palloc(mptmp, *rval_len);
+    *rval_len = decode_base64_ext(*rval, (const char *)input, input_len);
+
+    return *rval_len ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 
 /**
@@ -775,4 +888,11 @@ void msre_engine_register_default_tfns(msre_engine *engine) {
         "urlEncode",
         msre_fn_urlEncode_execute
     );
+
+    /* decodeBase64Ext */
+    msre_engine_tfn_register(engine,
+        "decodeBase64Ext",
+        msre_fn_decodeBase64Ext_execute
+    );
+
 }