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Ubuntu 25.10 Squid Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-8157-1

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Several security issues were fixed in Squid.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8157-1
April 08, 2026

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

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Software Description:
- squid: Web proxy cache server

Details:

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain ICP traffic. In
environments where ICP support is enabled, a remote attacker could use this
issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain
small amounts of sensitive information.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  squid                           6.14-0ubuntu0.25.10.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  squid                           6.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  squid                           5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.5

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8157-1
  CVE-2026-32748, CVE-2026-33515, CVE-2026-33526

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.14-0ubuntu0.25.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.5

Ubuntu 25.10 Squid Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-8157-1

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Calendar Grey April 8, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Squid security issues fixed in Ubuntu affecting multiple releases, addressing DoS and data disclosure risks.
Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Squid. Software Description: - squid: Web proxy cache server Details: It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain ICP traffic. In environments where ICP support is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or obtain small amounts of sensitive information.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 squid 6.14-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS squid 6.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS squid 5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8157-1

CVE-2026-32748, CVE-2026-33515, CVE-2026-33526

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8157-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.14-0ubuntu0.25.10.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/6.14-0ubuntu0.24.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid/5.9-0ubuntu0.22.04.5

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