SUSE update for squid



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-37894
CWE-ID CWE-787
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Server Applications Module
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

openSUSE Leap
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

squid
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

squid-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

squid-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU93235

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37894

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing ESI response content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the proxy server.

Mitigation

Update the affected package squid to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Server Applications Module: 15-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15: SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15: SP5

openSUSE Leap: 15.4 - 15.5

squid: before 5.7-150400.3.32.1

squid-debugsource: before 5.7-150400.3.32.1

squid-debuginfo: before 5.7-150400.3.32.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242269-1/


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.



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