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Amazon Linux 2 : squid (ALAS-2021-1631)

high Nessus Plugin ID 148920

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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 ALAS2-2021-1631 advisory.

 A flaw was found in squid. Due to improper validation while parsing the request URI, squid is vulnerable to HTTP request smuggling. This issue could allow a trusted client to perform an HTTP request smuggling attack and access services otherwise forbidden by squid. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. (CVE-2020-25097)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'yum update squid' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2021-1631.html

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-25097

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 148920

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1631.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 4/22/2021

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, 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:amazon:linux:squid-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid-migration-script, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:squid

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/20/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25097

ALAS: 2021-1631