MGASA-2024-0126 - Updated squid packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 12 Apr 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0126.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-49288,
     CVE-2023-5824

Affected versions of squid are subject to a a Use-After-Free bug which
can lead to a Denial of Service attack via collapsed forwarding. All
versions of Squid from 3.5 up to and including 5.9 configured with
"collapsed_forwarding on" are vulnerable. Configurations with
"collapsed_forwarding off" or without a "collapsed_forwarding" directive
are not vulnerable. (CVE-2023-49288)
Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service attack against HTTP and HTTPS
clients due to an Improper Handling of Structural Elements bug.
(CVE-2023-5824)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33091
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6728-1
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49288
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5824

SRPMS:
- 9/core/squid-5.9-1.3.mga9

Mageia 2024-0126: squid Security Advisory Updates

Affected versions of squid are subject to a a Use-After-Free bug which can lead to a Denial of Service attack via collapsed forwarding

Summary

Affected versions of squid are subject to a a Use-After-Free bug which can lead to a Denial of Service attack via collapsed forwarding. All versions of Squid from 3.5 up to and including 5.9 configured with "collapsed_forwarding on" are vulnerable. Configurations with "collapsed_forwarding off" or without a "collapsed_forwarding" directive are not vulnerable. (CVE-2023-49288) Squid is vulnerable to Denial of Service attack against HTTP and HTTPS clients due to an Improper Handling of Structural Elements bug. (CVE-2023-5824)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33091

- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6728-1

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-49288

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-5824

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0126 - Updated squid packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/squid-5.9-1.3.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 12 Apr 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0126.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-49288, CVE-2023-5824

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