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HistoryNov 16, 2023 - 2:38 p.m.

(RHSA-2023:7334) Important: rh-varnish6-varnish security update

2023-11-1614:38:00
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rhsa-2023-7334
varnish cache
http accelerator
security update
ddos attack
http/2
rapid reset attack
cve-2023-44487

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.816

Percentile

98.4%

Varnish Cache is a high-performance HTTP accelerator. It stores web pages in memory so web servers don’t have to create the same web page over and over again, giving the website a significant speed up.

Security Fix(es):

  • HTTP/2: Multiple HTTP/2 enabled web servers are vulnerable to a DDoS attack (Rapid Reset Attack) (CVE-2023-44487)

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.

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

7.3

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.816

Percentile

98.4%