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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-8449: Security patch for squid (ALAS-2020-1453)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-8449: Security patch for squid (ALAS-2020-1453)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/04/2020
Created
11/20/2020
Added
11/18/2020
Modified
11/18/2020

Description

An issue was discovered in Squid before 4.10. Due to incorrect input validation, it can interpret crafted HTTP requests in unexpected ways to access server resources prohibited by earlier security filters.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-squid

References

  • ALAS-2020-1453
  • USN-4289-1
  • CVE-2020-8449

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