Memory Leak Affecting squid:4/squid package, versions <7:4.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3010+383bc947.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.45% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-SQUID-5634829
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed9 Nov 2021

Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-28651  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 squid:4/squid to version 7:4.15-3.module_el8.6.0+3010+383bc947.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2021:4292.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid:4/squid package and not the squid:4/squid package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.15 and 5.x before 5.0.6. Due to a buffer-management bug, it allows a denial of service. When resolving a request with the urn: scheme, the parser leaks a small amount of memory. However, there is an unspecified attack methodology that can easily trigger a large amount of memory consumption.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1