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Ubuntu 23.10, 22.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS: USN-6728-1 Severe Squid DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey April 10, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities have been addressed in the Squid package across different Ubuntu versions, make sure to update your system.
Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Software Description:

- squid: Web proxy cache server

Details:

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled collapsed

forwarding. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid

to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu

20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49288)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain structural

elements. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to

crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-5824)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled Cache Manager error

responses. A remote trusted client can possibly use this issue to cause

Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2024-23638)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled the HTTP Chunked

decoder. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to

stop responding, resul...

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu squid

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.10:
   squid                           6.1-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   squid                           5.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   squid                           4.10-1ubuntu1.10

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6728-1

CVE-2023-49288, CVE-2023-5824, CVE-2024-23638, CVE-2024-25111,

CVE-2024-25617

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6728-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu squid

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.1-2ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/5.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/4.10-1ubuntu1.10

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