GLSA 201110-24: Squid: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	Squid: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/26/2011
Bugs:	#279379, #279380, #301828, #334263, #381065, #386215
ID:	201110-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Squid allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.

Background

Squid is a full-featured web proxy cache.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-proxy/squid	< 3.1.15	>= 3.1.15	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Squid. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Remote unauthenticated attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the Squid process or cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All squid users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/squid-3.1.15"

NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since September 4, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-24.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.