Ubuntu notice USN-8998-1 covers a Squid flaw in HTTP Transfer-Encoding handling
VULNERABILITYSquidredteam/daily · 1 source
- Severity
- Medium
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What happened
Squid is a widely used program that handles web traffic for many networks. A weakness in how it reads certain web request headers could let an attacker sneak hidden requests past security checks or corrupt cached web content.
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What to do
- Check whether Squid is installed on your Ubuntu systems and where it sits in front of web services.
- Apply the fixed Squid package from the Ubuntu security notice USN-8998-1 once you have confirmed the affected version.
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- Wed 4 NovemberUSN-8998-1: Squid vulnerabilityUbuntu Security Notices
Who reported · 1 outlet
Ubuntu Security Notices