USN-3192-1: Squid vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3192-1
6th February, 2017
squid3 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
Squid could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software description
- squid3
– Web proxy cache server
Details
Saulius Lapinskas discovered that Squid incorrectly handled processing
HTTP conditional requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to obtain sensitive information related to other clients' browsing
sessions. (CVE-2016-10002)
Felix Hassert discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain HTTP
Request headers when using the Collapsed Forwarding feature. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information
related to other clients' browsing sessions. This issue only applied to
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.10. (CVE-2016-10003)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
squid3
3.5.12-1ubuntu8.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
squid3
3.5.12-1ubuntu7.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
squid3
3.3.8-1ubuntu6.9
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
squid3
3.1.19-1ubuntu3.12.04.8
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3192-1: Squid vulnerabilities
