Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting squid:4/libecap-devel package, versions <0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.9.0+19703+a1da7223


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-SQUID-6189880
  • published25 Jan 2024
  • disclosed24 Jan 2024

Introduced: 24 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-23638  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 squid:4/libecap-devel to version 0:1.0.1-2.module+el8.9.0+19703+a1da7223 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:9644.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squid:4/libecap-devel package and not the squid:4/libecap-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.

CVSS Scores

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