USN-2921-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 March 2016

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Squid.


Packages

  • squid3 - Web proxy cache server

Details

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain SNMP
requests. If SNMP is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6270)

Alex Rousskov discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain malformed
responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2571)

Sebastian Krahmer discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain SNMP
requests. If SNMP is enabled, a remote attacker could use this issue to
cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-6270)

Alex Rousskov discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain malformed
responses. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid
to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-2571)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.10 wily squid3 –  3.3.8-1ubuntu16.2
14.04 trusty squid3 –  3.3.8-1ubuntu6.6
12.04 precise squid3 –  3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.6

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