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Oracle Linux 7 : squid (ELSA-2021-1135)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148446

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2021-1135 advisory.

 [7:3.5.20-17.6]
 - Resolves: #1944256 - CVE-2020-25097 squid: improper input validation may allow a trusted client to perform HTTP Request Smuggling

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected squid, squid-migration-script and / or squid-sysvinit packages.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2021-1135.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148446

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2021-1135.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/12/2021

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-25097

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Temporal Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squid-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squid, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:squid-migration-script

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25097