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Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2024-2381)
high Nessus Plugin ID 187842
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Synopsis
The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.Description
The version of squid installed on the remote host is prior to 3.5.20-17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2381 advisory.- Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-49286)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Run 'yum update squid' to update your system.See Also
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2024-2381.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 187842
File Name: al2_ALAS-2024-2381.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 1/9/2024
Updated: 1/9/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-49286
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid-migration-script, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid-sysvinit, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-49286