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Scientific Linux Security Update : squid on SL7.x x86_64 (2022:5542)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 163726

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Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Scientific Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SLSA-2022:5542-1 advisory.

 - squid: DoS when processing gopher server responses (CVE-2021-46784)

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.

See Also

https://www.scientificlinux.org/category/sl-errata/slsa-20225542-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 163726

File Name: sl_20220801_squid_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/2/2022

Updated: 12/7/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-46784

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-debuginfo, cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-migration-script, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:squid

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-46784