Red Hat Security Advisory: squid security update
Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, and HTTP data objects. Security Fix(es): * squid: denial of service in HTTP header parser (CVE-2024-25617) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-25617 is a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP header parser component of Squid proxy server. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for Squid in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related product variants to fix this issue. The advisory RHSA-2024:1184 details the fix and affected products. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition by sending crafted HTTP headers to the Squid server. The update to Squid version 5.5-5.el9_2.5 addresses this flaw and is available through Red Hat's update channels.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service in the Squid proxy server by exploiting the HTTP header parser. This could disrupt proxy services relying on Squid, impacting availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issue affects multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant impact on service availability if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Squid (version 5.5-5.el9_2.5) that fixes this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the update promptly. The update process will automatically restart the Squid service. Refer to Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2024:1184 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: squid security update
Description
Squid is a high-performance proxy caching server for web clients, supporting FTP, and HTTP data objects. Security Fix(es): * squid: denial of service in HTTP header parser (CVE-2024-25617) 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.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-25617 is a denial of service vulnerability in the HTTP header parser component of Squid proxy server. Red Hat Product Security has released an update for Squid in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related product variants to fix this issue. The advisory RHSA-2024:1184 details the fix and affected products. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service condition by sending crafted HTTP headers to the Squid server. The update to Squid version 5.5-5.el9_2.5 addresses this flaw and is available through Red Hat's update channels.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a denial of service in the Squid proxy server by exploiting the HTTP header parser. This could disrupt proxy services relying on Squid, impacting availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The issue affects multiple architectures and variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support. The severity is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant impact on service availability if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update for Squid (version 5.5-5.el9_2.5) that fixes this vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the update promptly. The update process will automatically restart the Squid service. Refer to Red Hat's advisory RHSA-2024:1184 and the article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:1184
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3e805ccef61ccff9700ce8
Added to database: 06/26/2026, 13:36:28 UTC
Last enriched: 06/26/2026, 13:41:55 UTC
Last updated: 07/06/2026, 13:29:18 UTC
Views: 3
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