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Ubuntu Update for squid USN-4213-1
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-4213-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Jeriko One and Kristoffer Danielsson discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain URN requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass access checks and access restricted servers. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-12523) Jeriko One discovered that Squid incorrectly handed URN responses. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-12526) Alex Rousskov discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain strings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 19.04. (CVE-2019-12854) Jeriko One and Kristoffer Danielsson discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain input. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue was only addressed in Ubuntu 19.04 and Ubuntu 19.10. (CVE-2019-18676) Kristoffer Danielsson discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain messages. This issue could result in traffic being redirected to origins it should not be delivered to. (CVE-2019-18677) RĂ©gis Leroy discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain HTTP request headers. A remote attacker could use this to smuggle HTTP requests and corrupt caches with arbitrary content. (CVE-2019-18678) David Fifield discovered that Squid incorrectly handled HTTP Digest Authentication. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain pointer contents and bypass ASLR protections. (CVE-2019-18679)
Affected Software
Affected Software
'squid' package(s) on Ubuntu 19.04, 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).