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Ubuntu: 4059-1 Moderate: Squid Denial Of Service and Cross-Site Scripting

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in Squid.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4059-1
July 15, 2019

squid, squid3 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Software Description:
- squid: Web proxy cache server
- squid3: Web proxy cache server

Details:

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain SNMP packets. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause memory consumption,
leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-19132)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled the cachemgr.cgi web
module. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to conduct
cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks. (CVE-2019-13345)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  squid                           4.4-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  squid3                          3.5.27-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  squid3                          3.5.12-1ubuntu7.7

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4059-1
  CVE-2018-19132, CVE-2019-13345

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/4.4-1ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.5.27-1ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.5.12-1ubuntu7.7

Ubuntu: 4059-1 Moderate: Squid Denial Of Service and Cross-Site Scripting

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Strengthen the security of your Squid proxy server on Ubuntu 18.04 or 16.04 LTS by following these steps to address vulnerabilities and enhance defenses against attacks
Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: squid 4.4-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: squid3 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: squid3 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4059-1

CVE-2018-19132, CVE-2019-13345

July 15, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/4.4-1ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.5.27-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.5.12-1ubuntu7.7

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