Improper Input Validation Affecting squid:4/libecap package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.38% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SQUID-3882264
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Aug 2020

Introduced: 23 Aug 2020

CVE-2020-24606  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 squid:4/libecap to version 0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:4743.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Squid before 4.13 and 5.x before 5.0.4 allows a trusted peer to perform Denial of Service by consuming all available CPU cycles during handling of a crafted Cache Digest response message. This only occurs when cache_peer is used with the cache digests feature. The problem exists because peerDigestHandleReply() livelocking in peer_digest.cc mishandles EOF.

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