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[USN-2422-1] Squid vulnerabilities

Posted on 25 November 2014
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2422-1
November 25, 2014

squid3 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Squid could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- squid3: Web proxy cache server

Details:

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the Squid pinger incorrectly handled
certain malformed ICMP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this=

issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu8.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2

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


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2422-1
CVE-2014-7141, CVE-2014-7142

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.3.8-1ubuntu8.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2

 

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