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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: USN-7190-1 critical: tinyproxy DoS risk

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Calendar Grey January 8, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Tinyproxy has encountered a serious vulnerability that might enable unauthorized crashes or code execution. Immediate updates are recommended!
Tinyproxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

Tinyproxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially

crafted input.

Software Description:

- tinyproxy: Lightweight, non-caching, optionally anonymizing HTTP proxy

Details:

It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory during the

parsing of HTTP connection headers. An attacker could use this issue to

cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory update DoS Ubuntu memory management HTTP proxy Tinyproxy

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
   tinyproxy-bin                   1.11.1-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   tinyproxy-bin                   1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.10.0-4ubuntu0.2
   tinyproxy-bin                   1.10.0-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   tinyproxy-bin                   1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
   tinyproxy                       1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm3
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7190-1

  CVE-2023-49606

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7190-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory update DoS Ubuntu memory management HTTP proxy Tinyproxy

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tinyproxy/1.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/tinyproxy/1.10.0-4ubuntu0.2

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