Memory Leak Affecting squid:4/libecap package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8

Q: How to fix?

<p>Upgrade <code>AlmaLinux:8</code> <code>squid:4/libecap</code> to version 0:1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8 or higher.<br>This issue was patched in <code>ALSA-2021:4292</code>.</p>

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Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX8-SQUID-5634845
published 28 May 2023
disclosed 9 Nov 2021

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Introduced: 9 Nov 2021

CVE-2021-28652 Open this link in a new tab CWE-401 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 squid:4/libecap to version 0:1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8 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/libecap package and not the squid:4/libecap 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 incorrect parser validation, it allows a Denial of Service attack against the Cache Manager API. This allows a trusted client to trigger memory leaks that. over time, lead to a Denial of Service via an unspecified short query string. This attack is limited to clients with Cache Manager API access privilege.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Network
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

High
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

None
Integrity (I)

None
Availability (A)

High

Memory Leak Affecting squid:4/libecap package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8

Severity

Based on AlmaLinux security rating