SB2022062740 - Fedora 36 update for squid 



SB2022062740 - Fedora 36 update for squid

Published: June 27, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022062740
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-46784)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion when processing Gopher server responses. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted response to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.