Ubuntu Security Notice USN-441-1
26th March, 2007
squid vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.10
Details
A flaw was discovered in Squid's handling of the TRACE request method
which could lead to a crash. Remote attackers with access to the Squid
server could send malicious TRACE requests, and cause a denial of
service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- squid-common 2.6.1-3ubuntu1.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.