Description
An issue was discovered in Squid 3.x and 4.x through 4.8. Due to incorrect input validation, there is a heap-based buffer overflow that can result in Denial of Service to all clients using the proxy. Severity is high due to this vulnerability occurring before normal security checks; any remote client that can reach the proxy port can trivially perform the attack via a crafted URI scheme.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | squid | 4.9-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | squid | 4.9-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | squid | 4.9-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | squid | 4.6-1+deb10u2 | DSA-4682-1 |
| Debian 9 | squid3 | 3.5.23-5+deb9u2 | DLA-2278-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | squid | 4.9-2ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | squid3 | 3.5.27-1ubuntu1.7 | USN-4446-1, USN-4213-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | squid3 | 3.5.12-1ubuntu7.12 | USN-4446-1, USN-4213-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 8 | libecap +1 | 1.0.1-2.module+el8.1.0+4044+36416a77 | RHSA-2020:4743 |
| RHEL 8 | squid | 7:4.11-3.module+el8.3.0+7851+7808b5f9 | RHSA-2020:4743 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 8 | libecap +1 | 1.0.1-2.module_el8.6.0+2741+01592ae8 | ALSA-2020:4743 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | libecap | 1.0.1-2.module+el8.4.0+404+316a0dc5 | RLSA-2020:4743 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | squid | 4.9-5.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2975-1 |
| SLES 15 | squid | 4.9-5.11.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2975-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | squid | 4.9-4.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:3067-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
Show 12 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | squid | 2.7.STABLE5-2.12.30.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:14908-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | squid3 | 3.1.23-8.16.37.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:14460-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | squid | 4.9-4.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2019:3067-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | squid | 2.7.STABLE5-2.12.30.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:14908-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | squid3 | 3.1.23-8.16.37.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:14460-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | squid | 3.5.21-26.20.1 | SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | squid | 4.9-lp151.2.7.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:2541-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | squid | 4.9-lp150.13.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:2540-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | squid +2 | 7:3.5.20-17.amzn2.7.5 | ALAS2-2023-2065 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 8 | libecap +1 | 1.0.1-2.module+el8.3.0+7819+eb7d4ef6 | ELSA-2020-4743 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | squid | 7:4.11-3.module+el8.3.0+7819+eb7d4ef6 | ELSA-2020-4743 |
Advisories 17
- ALSA-2020:4743 Moderate: squid:4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2020:4743 Red Hat Security Advisory: squid:4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jul 4, 2026
- DSA-4682-1 squid - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2278-1 squid3 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-4446-1 squid3 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- USN-4213-1 squid, squid3 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- RLSA-2020:4743 Moderate: squid:4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:0661-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2541-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:3067-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:14908-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2975-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2540-1 Security update for squid SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2020:14460-1 Security update for squid3 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-1592 Squid: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Umgehung von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Feb 11, 2024
- ALAS2-2023-2065 Important: squid security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 1, 2023
- ELSA-2020-4743 Moderate: squid:4 security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 10, 2020
References
- https://github.com/squid-cache/squid/pull/275
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Advisories/SQUID-2019_8.txt
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156329
- http://www.squid-cache.org/Versions/v4/changesets/squid-4-fbbdf75efd7a5cc244b4886a9d42ea458c5a3a73.patch
- USN-4213-1 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-0b16cbdd0e vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-9538783033 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4682 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200710 [SECURITY] [DLA 2278-1] squid3 security update mailing-list
- USN-4446-1 vendor-advisory