Bug 2252923 (CVE-2023-49286)

Summary:	CVE-2023-49286 squid: Incorrect Check of Function Return Value In Helper Process management
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Pedro Sampaio <psampaio>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	squid 6.5	Doc Type:	If docs needed, set a value
Doc Text:	A flaw was found in Squid due to an incorrect check of the return value in the helper process management. This issue may allow attackers to perform remote denial of service.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2252924
Bug Blocks:	2252929

Description Pedro Sampaio 2023-12-05 10:13:36 UTC

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.

References:

http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v6/SQUID-2023_8.patch
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/commit/6014c6648a2a54a4ecb7f952ea1163e0798f9264
https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/security/advisories/GHSA-xggx-9329-3c27

Comment 1 Pedro Sampaio 2023-12-05 10:14:14 UTC

Created squid tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 2252924]

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-03 21:06:01 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2024:0046 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0046

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-08 08:19:12 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0072 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0072

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-08 08:19:41 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2024:0071 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0071

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2024-01-24 12:22:34 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0397 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0397

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-12 08:35:38 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2024:0772 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0772

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-12 08:37:25 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2024:0773 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0773

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2024-02-12 08:39:05 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:0771 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0771

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2024-03-05 18:00:51 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2024:1153 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1153

Comment 16 errata-xmlrpc 2024-04-11 16:43:07 UTC

This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2024:1787 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1787