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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2023:6801 - Security Advisory
Issued:
2023-11-08
Updated:
2023-11-08

RHSA-2023:6801 - Security Advisory

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  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

Critical: squid:4 security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Critical

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

An update for the squid:4 module is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Critical. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, Gopher, and HTTP data objects.

Security Fix(es):

  • squid: Denial of Service in HTTP Digest Authentication (CVE-2023-46847)
  • squid: Request/Response smuggling in HTTP/1.1 and ICAP (CVE-2023-46846)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

After installing this update, the squid service will be restarted automatically.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6 aarch64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 2245910 - CVE-2023-46846 squid: Request/Response smuggling in HTTP/1.1 and ICAP
  • BZ - 2245916 - CVE-2023-46847 squid: Denial of Service in HTTP Digest Authentication

CVEs

  • CVE-2023-46846
  • CVE-2023-46847

References

  • https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical
Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
x86_64
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d9d61e2135b220b3d61ae42ef3168afe872f28e6ba90ec1e7c12f99ee0cd09bf
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fcf34d948d19d8ceec11c33bfbd410918882c1e2d5f98d317d47f40935a8beca
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3a323f9bd1ce4c4fdba3eed2f8c5ab67ef86553708394d3ef6c55c579d339c60
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b13a8613f81f5551073df17797db405c70acc0e332bbc915d50459e2e7f4530
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e434c9c686329601ecf89101072accc4eb628aa61d7c86ce563016e8f8782a7
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 52327e4223fc084623f3309f028a2fb05cc6999454fa606626567288329999d8
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4d4cc3957bcae616f195d8aa50770cc6b6aafb784eec3bae63653a6174611605

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
x86_64
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d9d61e2135b220b3d61ae42ef3168afe872f28e6ba90ec1e7c12f99ee0cd09bf
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fcf34d948d19d8ceec11c33bfbd410918882c1e2d5f98d317d47f40935a8beca
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3a323f9bd1ce4c4fdba3eed2f8c5ab67ef86553708394d3ef6c55c579d339c60
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b13a8613f81f5551073df17797db405c70acc0e332bbc915d50459e2e7f4530
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e434c9c686329601ecf89101072accc4eb628aa61d7c86ce563016e8f8782a7
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 52327e4223fc084623f3309f028a2fb05cc6999454fa606626567288329999d8
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4d4cc3957bcae616f195d8aa50770cc6b6aafb784eec3bae63653a6174611605

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
s390x
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 11155457578ba82d131c38520ef1e704de6c8b532b17ccfcdb0feb647158d7d5
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.s390x.rpm SHA-256: c9809c43b34e764d8904dc2b31a213fe0dc49208feabcacd8106caef9d24b507
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 4c5372dcfd4429ace80a62242882c6dfbf39a9eef2c8b84c2aa2b7292b24ce68
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7c3257862efc0e7f5a93f35535fb2292ca7a11342ff72e3f03d5a934a86821f3
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: b4567ebbbeedfb5a76dcc01383a702c5ca2b008a6ccd4a55eaaf89c521078c45
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 04c829cb7b18aadc75e7c1ec1d05ca17a229312d9697f77a78e3358507b80e2e
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 26dc046963aad6e34a28a034311ccadcb5ff025f552d891c44a2ba44281410e9

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
ppc64le
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 1ba6e6a7a7f64c91b5f49112a2d3437e5a4156c04cb2664d9f06985ffd631fac
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2ef0dadb839911f6fb556005df57f2531f2dd215e8bd7dceb39370910050c6a4
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 1cd7655a19f36b9eaf1cc95fd3e85d2f3cfa1a76e9206ca639fb16f14634f3dd
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2d8756169558e12e281f18a9da93cc49c525ef908c8f2533f81e3a98b22d1e68
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: becfc72ebb6a59a49bae6cde3979b80efd59ea6853565d480e364bc677acf69b
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: de8fa92e726dbeea8e81eed61fd213db4ff23c7234c53a908ecd09cb270f2be4
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e34c4412fecd604247f716c3a3baf29226e70308087d17dbdaefa0644de93de5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
x86_64
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d9d61e2135b220b3d61ae42ef3168afe872f28e6ba90ec1e7c12f99ee0cd09bf
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fcf34d948d19d8ceec11c33bfbd410918882c1e2d5f98d317d47f40935a8beca
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3a323f9bd1ce4c4fdba3eed2f8c5ab67ef86553708394d3ef6c55c579d339c60
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b13a8613f81f5551073df17797db405c70acc0e332bbc915d50459e2e7f4530
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e434c9c686329601ecf89101072accc4eb628aa61d7c86ce563016e8f8782a7
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 52327e4223fc084623f3309f028a2fb05cc6999454fa606626567288329999d8
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4d4cc3957bcae616f195d8aa50770cc6b6aafb784eec3bae63653a6174611605

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
aarch64
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 31c61fd165ea82f7e30b0b4f8e9f9fd6a5eae832149c81c14fd706f902fed84a
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 450f2a9aa696793f5c1ffb9e62a89bb182e442404b5915306060cd696dbc71e2
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 835ebb3c576f9b1c5ece2e8b3a5a44c0a87f57b3df4fe793c8d7984953397d63
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 3313cc4f037084e4f913b10b252a7750d6a5a282930643ad92982e3d1330893a
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: ed7398d9d1b687d2bac6e189568c94a68f7e4c673a7da73bca3950523c727f83
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 9b276ffc246150e1181f392380397a776e90f3045a681a4aea4213f680e821f2
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.aarch64.rpm SHA-256: 2f7211d87d8cf55cccca10f77e7a2341ba60ee564285074e1a1f41ecead0db76

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
ppc64le
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 1ba6e6a7a7f64c91b5f49112a2d3437e5a4156c04cb2664d9f06985ffd631fac
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2ef0dadb839911f6fb556005df57f2531f2dd215e8bd7dceb39370910050c6a4
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 1cd7655a19f36b9eaf1cc95fd3e85d2f3cfa1a76e9206ca639fb16f14634f3dd
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: 2d8756169558e12e281f18a9da93cc49c525ef908c8f2533f81e3a98b22d1e68
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: becfc72ebb6a59a49bae6cde3979b80efd59ea6853565d480e364bc677acf69b
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: de8fa92e726dbeea8e81eed61fd213db4ff23c7234c53a908ecd09cb270f2be4
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.ppc64le.rpm SHA-256: e34c4412fecd604247f716c3a3baf29226e70308087d17dbdaefa0644de93de5

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.6

SRPM
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.src.rpm SHA-256: 2f43b6316609e9a09ecea6e01089d7d886d0024c1eae28f1c31d87670992f7ff
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.src.rpm SHA-256: f054fbb057bd00af55545f35f1925c42bc4f2c34642ad47feb722df58f4233a6
x86_64
libecap-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d9d61e2135b220b3d61ae42ef3168afe872f28e6ba90ec1e7c12f99ee0cd09bf
libecap-debuginfo-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: fcf34d948d19d8ceec11c33bfbd410918882c1e2d5f98d317d47f40935a8beca
libecap-debugsource-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 3a323f9bd1ce4c4fdba3eed2f8c5ab67ef86553708394d3ef6c55c579d339c60
libecap-devel-1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b13a8613f81f5551073df17797db405c70acc0e332bbc915d50459e2e7f4530
squid-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0e434c9c686329601ecf89101072accc4eb628aa61d7c86ce563016e8f8782a7
squid-debuginfo-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 52327e4223fc084623f3309f028a2fb05cc6999454fa606626567288329999d8
squid-debugsource-4.15-3.module+el8.6.0+20581+c33b42aa.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 4d4cc3957bcae616f195d8aa50770cc6b6aafb784eec3bae63653a6174611605

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