Ubuntu Squid Important DoS Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities USN-8435-1

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - 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 FTP gateway processing under certain circumstances, which could result in an out-of-bounds read. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-47729) It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled cache digest processing under certain circumstances, which could result in a heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-50012)