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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.7140.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-7140-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'tinyproxy' package(s) announced via the USN-7140-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'tinyproxy' package(s) announced via the USN-7140-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak
left-over heap data if custom error page templates containing special
non-standard variables are used.

Affected Software/OS:
'tinyproxy' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-40468
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-27
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/blob/84f203fb1c4733608c7283bbe794005a469c4b00/src/reqs.c#L346
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457
https://github.com/tinyproxy/tinyproxy/issues/457#issuecomment-1264176815
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