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IBM AIX: curl_advisory5 (CVE-2024-0853): Security vulnerabilities in cURL for AIX

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IBM AIX: curl_advisory5 (CVE-2024-0853): Security vulnerabilities in cURL for AIX

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/03/2024
Created
06/26/2024
Added
06/25/2024
Modified
06/25/2024

Description

curl inadvertently kept the SSL session ID for connections in its cache even when the verify status (*OCSP stapling*) test failed. A subsequent transfer to the same hostname could then succeed if the session ID cache was still fresh, which then skipped the verify status check.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-aix-curl_advisory5

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