USN-8998-1: Squid vulnerability

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.

Attributed to Ubuntu Security Notices · Limited verification; verify facts against the linked source. Read the full article on ubuntu.com.

Source published: 04 Nov 2026, 09:02 PM IST. Source facts take precedence over AI interpretation.