SB20240806218 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid
Published: August 6, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 5 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49285)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling HTTP messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the proxy server.
2) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49288)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in HTTP collapsed forwarding. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server and crash the proxy server.
3) Improper Handling of Structural Elements (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5824)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of structural elements in HTTP response caching. A remote user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
4) 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.
5) Uncontrolled recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25111)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an uncontrolled recursion within the HTTP Chunked decoder when handling HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted chunked encoded HTTP Message to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.