Ubuntu 6907-1: Squid Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Squid could be made to crash if it processed specially crafted characters. Software Description: - squid: Web proxy cache server - squid3: Web proxy cache server Details: Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid did not properly handle multi-byte characters during Edge Side Includes (ESI) processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a memory corruption error, leading to a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS squid 6.6-1ubuntu5.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS squid 5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS squid 4.10-1ubuntu1.13 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS squid 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.14+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro squid3 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.14+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS squid 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.16+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro squid3 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.16+esm4 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6907-1
CVE-2024-37894
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.6-1ubuntu5.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/4.10-1ubuntu1.13