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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-44540: Security patch for privoxy (ALAS-2023-1739)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2021-44540: Security patch for privoxy (ALAS-2023-1739)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
12/23/2021
Created
05/05/2023
Added
05/04/2023
Modified
05/04/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in Privoxy which was fixed in get_url_spec_param() by freeing memory of compiled pattern spec before bailing.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-privoxy

References

  • ALAS-2023-1739
  • CVE-2021-44540

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