Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release Affecting squid package, versions <7:5.5-13.el9_4
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- published 26 Jul 2024
- disclosed 14 Nov 2024
Introduced: 26 Jul 2024
CVE-2024-23638 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 squid to version 7:5.5-13.el9_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:4861.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by AlmaLinux.
See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web. Due to an expired pointer reference bug, Squid prior to version 6.6 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against Cache Manager error responses. This problem allows a trusted client to perform Denial of Service when generating error pages for Client Manager reports. Squid older than 5.0.5 have not been tested and should be assumed to be vulnerable. All Squid-5.x up to and including 5.9 are vulnerable. All Squid-6.x up to and including 6.5 are vulnerable. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.6. In addition, patches addressing this problem for the stable releases can be found in Squid's patch archives. As a workaround, prevent access to Cache Manager using Squid's main access control: http_access deny manager.
References
- https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-4861.html
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2024-9644.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4861
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9644
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v5/SQUID-2023_11.patch
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_11.patch
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/290ae202883ac28a48867079c2fb34c40efd382b
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/e8118a7381213f5cfcdeb4cec1d2d854bfd261c8
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-j49p-553x-48rx
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7R4KPSO3MQT3KAOZV7LC2GG3CYMCGK7H/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWQHRDRHDM5PQTU6BHH4C5KGL37X6TVI/
- https://megamansec.github.io/Squid-Security-Audit/stream-assert.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240208-0010/