SB2023121254 - SUSE update for squid 

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SB2023121254 - SUSE update for squid

Published: December 12, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023121254
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49285)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when handling HTTP messages. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to the server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the proxy server.


2) Unchecked Return Value (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49286)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect check of function return value in Helper process management. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the proxy server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References