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USN122-1 : squid vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
squid vulnerability

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

These remote packages are missing security patches :
- squid
- squid-cgi
- squid-common
- squidclient

Description :

Michael Bhola discovered that errors in the http_access configuration,
in particular missing or invalid ACLs, did not cause a fatal error.
This could lead to wider access permissions than intended by the
administrator.

Solution :

Upgrade to :
- squid-2.5.8-3ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- squid-cgi-2.5.8-3ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- squid-common-2.5.8-3ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.04)
- squidclient-2.5.8-3ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 5.04)

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2005 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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