Rocky Linux 8 : squid:4 (RLSA-2021:1979)

high Nessus Plugin ID 157744

Synopsis

The remote Rocky Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2021:1979 advisory.

- An issue was discovered in Squid through 4.13 and 5.x through 5.0.4. Due to improper input validation, it allows a trusted client to perform HTTP Request Smuggling and access services otherwise forbidden by the security controls. This occurs for certain uri_whitespace configuration settings. (CVE-2020-25097)

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 packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 157744

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2021-1979.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 2/9/2022

Updated: 7/12/2024

Supported Sensors: 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:rocky:linux:libecap-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:squid-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libecap, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:squid, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libecap-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:squid-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libecap-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/19/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-25097

IAVB: 2021-B-0021-S

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