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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8941-1

USN-8941-1: Squid vulnerabilities

Severity not listed 6 CVEs Published Oct 20, 2026 at 1:59 PM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain HTTP Transfer- Encoding headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks, bypass security mechanisms, or poison web caches. (CVE-2026-61642)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain cache digest replies, which could lead to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-50012)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled parsing certain FTP directory listings. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-47729)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain ICP traffic. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Squid to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-32748, CVE-2026-33526)

It was discovered that Squid incorrectly handled certain ICP requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-33515)

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CVEs in this advisory 6

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