USN-8998-1: Squid vulnerability
Publication date
4 November 2026
Overview
Squid could allow unintended access to network services.
Releases
Packages
- squid - Web proxy cache server
Details
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.
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.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | squid – 7.7-0ubuntu0.26.04.2 | ||
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