Debian update for trafficserver

Published: 2020-12-08

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-17508 CVE-2020-17509
CWE-ID	CWE-401 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	trafficserver (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Debian

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU48816

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17508

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to the server and obtain memory contents.

Mitigation

Update trafficserver package to version 8.0.2+ds-1+deb10u4.

Vulnerable software versions

trafficserver (Debian package): 6.0.0-1 - 8.1.0+ds-2

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4805

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU48817