SB2019032609 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid



SB2019032609 - Amazon Linux AMI update for squid

Published: March 26, 2019 Updated: May 22, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019032609
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19132)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak when processing SNMP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SNMP request via the proxy server, trigger excessive consumption of memory resources on the system and denial of service conditions.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.