Memory Leak Affecting squid package, versions <7:4.15-1.module+el8.5.0+20327+24c223d9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE8-SQUID-2592561
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed27 May 2021

Introduced: 27 May 2021

CVE-2021-28652  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:8 squid to version 7:4.15-1.module+el8.5.0+20327+24c223d9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-4292.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid package and not the squid package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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.

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