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SUSE: 2024:0296-1 Critical: Squid DoS Buffer Overflow Resolution

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Calendar Grey February 1, 2024
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New squid update addresses critical security flaws. Detailed installation guidelines and patch information provided for SUSE platforms.
* bsc#1217654 * bsc#1219131 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-50269

Summary

## This update for squid fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-50269: fixed X-Forwarded-For Stack Overflow. (bsc#1217654) * CVE-2024-23638: fixed Denial of Service attack against Cache Manager error responses. (bsc#1219131) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-296=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-296=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-296=1 ## Package List:

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security advisory denial of service buffer overflow important installation instructions squid suse

References

* bsc#1217654

* bsc#1219131

Cross-

* CVE-2023-50269

* CVE-2024-23638

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-50269 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-50269 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-23638 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2024-23638 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50269.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23638.html

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:0296-1
Rating: important

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