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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

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 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 tha...

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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

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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