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Ubuntu: Security Advisory for squid (USN-4895-1)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'squid' package(s) announced via the USN-4895-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Alex Rousskov and Amit Klein discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain Content-Length headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an HTTP request smuggling attack, resulting in cache poisoning. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-15049) Jianjun Chen discovered that Squid incorrectly validated certain input. A remote attacker could use this issue to perform HTTP Request Smuggling and possibly access services forbidden by the security controls. (CVE-2020-25097)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'squid' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Please install the updated package(s).