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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4805-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
December 07, 2020                     https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : trafficserver
CVE ID         : CVE-2020-17508 CVE-2020-17509

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a reverse
and forward proxy server:

CVE-2020-17508

    The ESI plugin was vulnerable to memory disclosure.

CVE-2020-17509

    The negative cache option was vulnerable to cache poisoning.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your trafficserver packages.

For the detailed security status of trafficserver please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/trafficserver

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-4805-1: trafficserver security update

December 7, 2020
Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a reverse and forward proxy server: CVE-2020-17508

Summary

Two vulnerabilities were discovered in Apache Traffic Server, a reverse
and forward proxy server:

CVE-2020-17508

The ESI plugin was vulnerable to memory disclosure.

CVE-2020-17509

The negative cache option was vulnerable to cache poisoning.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in
version 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your trafficserver packages.

For the detailed security status of trafficserver please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/trafficserver

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



Severity
Package : trafficserver
CVE ID : CVE-2020-17508 CVE-2020-17509

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