Bug 2252923 (CVE-2023-49286) - CVE-2023-49286 squid: Incorrect Check of Function Return Value In Helper Process management
Summary: CVE-2023-49286 squid: Incorrect Check of Function Return Value In Helper Proc...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-49286
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2252924
Blocks: 2252929
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Reported: 2023-12-05 10:13 UTC by Pedro Sampaio
Modified: 2024-04-11 16:43 UTC (History)
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Fixed In Version: squid 6.5
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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.
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2024:0080 0 None None None 2024-01-08 14:25:47 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0046 0 None None None 2024-01-03 21:06:01 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0071 0 None None None 2024-01-08 08:19:42 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0072 0 None None None 2024-01-08 08:19:12 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0397 0 None None None 2024-01-24 12:22:35 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0771 0 None None None 2024-02-12 08:39:06 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0772 0 None None None 2024-02-12 08:35:39 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:0773 0 None None None 2024-02-12 08:37:26 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:1153 0 None None None 2024-03-05 18:00:52 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2024:1787 0 None None None 2024-04-11 16:43:08 UTC

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
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