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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2422-1
November 25, 2014
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary:
Squid could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software Description:
Details:
Sebastian Krahmer discovered that the Squid pinger incorrectly handled
certain malformed ICMP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10:
squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu8.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
squid3 3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2422-1
CVE-2014-7141, CVE-2014-7142
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.3.8-1ubuntu8.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/squid3/3.3.8-1ubuntu6.2
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