[USN-6857-1] Squid vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6857-1
June 27, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Squid.

Software Description:
- squid3: Web proxy cache server

Details:

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled requests with the
urn: scheme. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Squid to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-28651)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled SSPI and SMB
authentication. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Squid to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-41318)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled HTTP message
processing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-49285)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled Helper process
management. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-49286)

Joshua Rogers discovered that Squid incorrectly handled HTTP request
parsing. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
(CVE-2023-50269, CVE-2024-25617)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
squid 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.14+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
squid3 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.14+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
squid 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.16+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
squid3 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.16+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6857-1
CVE-2021-28651, CVE-2022-41318, CVE-2023-49285, CVE-2023-49286,
CVE-2023-50269, CVE-2024-25617