vulnerability
Amazon Linux 2023: CVE-2023-49286: Medium priority package update for squid
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 4, 2023 | Feb 17, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 4, 2023
Added
Feb 17, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
Squid is a caching proxy for the Web supporting HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and more. Due to an Incorrect Check of Function Return Value bug Squid is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack against its Helper process management. This bug is fixed by Squid version 6.5. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
A flaw was found in Squid due to an incorrect check of the return value in the helper process management. This issue may allow attackers to perform remote denial of service.
A flaw was found in Squid due to an incorrect check of the return value in the helper process management. This issue may allow attackers to perform remote denial of service.
Solutions
amazon-linux-2023-upgrade-squidamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-squid-debuginfoamazon-linux-2023-upgrade-squid-debugsource
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