SB2024012343 - Denial of service in Squid



SB2024012343 - Denial of service in Squid

Published: January 23, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024012343
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) Expired pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23638)

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

The vulnerability exists due to an expired pointer dereference in the Cache Manager when handling error responses. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.