Medium: curl

Issue Overview:

A flaw was found in the Curl package, where the HSTS mechanism would be ignored by subsequent transfers when done on the same command line because the state would not be properly carried. This issue may result in limited confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2023-23914)

A flaw was found in the Curl package, where the HSTS mechanism could fail when multiple transfers are done in parallel, as the HSTS cache file gets overwritten by the most recently completed transfer. This issue may result in limited confidentiality and integrity. (CVE-2023-23915)

curl: HTTP multi-header compression denial of service (CVE-2023-23916)

Affected Packages:

curl

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update curl to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    curl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libcurl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    libcurl-devel-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    curl-debuginfo-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    curl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libcurl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    libcurl-devel-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    curl-debuginfo-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.i686  
  
src:  
    curl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    curl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libcurl-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    libcurl-devel-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    curl-debuginfo-7.88.0-1.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-23914, CVE-2023-23915, CVE-2023-23916

Mitre: CVE-2023-23914, CVE-2023-23915, CVE-2023-23916