Rocky Linux 8 : squid:4 (RLSA-2022:1939)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 184552

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-2022:1939 advisory.

- Squid through 4.14 and 5.x through 5.0.5, in some configurations, allows information disclosure because of an out-of-bounds read in WCCP protocol data. This can be leveraged as part of a chain for remote code execution as nobody. (CVE-2021-28116)

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: Medium

ID: 184552

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2022-1939.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 11/6/2023

Updated: 12/22/2023

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-28116

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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: 5/10/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/9/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-28116

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