** Description changed: [Impact] The squid initscript has a guard against configuration mistakes that prevents the service from being disrupted if the current config has an invalid setting. This guard relies on the "squid -k parse" command which analyzes the configuration and, in the case of a fatal problem, outputs the string "FATAL: <reason>". The initscript parses that output to catch such errors before further action is taken. There is a mistake in the expression that is looked for, though: instead of "FATAL: ", the initscript is looking for "FATAL " (i.e., no ":"). The consequence is that actions that would reload or restart the service end up shutting the service down in the case of a configuration error. The change fixes the expression that is looked for, restoring the functionality of the guard. [Test Case] + * install squid: + sudo apt update && sudo apt install squid -y - * detailed instructions how to reproduce the bug + * confirm the reload action is quick to return and doesn't change the pid of squid, i.e., it's not restarted: + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ pidof squid + 2684 + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ sudo service squid reload + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ pidof squid + 2684 + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ - * these should allow someone who is not familiar with the affected - package to reproduce the bug and verify that the updated package fixes - the problem. + * add an invalid setting to the config file: + echo "acl nonsense nonsense nonsense" | sudo tee -a /etc/squid/squid.conf + + * reload squid one more time: + sudo service squid reload + + * After about 10s, squid should be dead and service squid status should show errors: + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ pidof squid + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ + + ubuntu@xenial-squid-reload-syntax:~$ sudo service squid status + ● squid.service - LSB: Squid HTTP Proxy version 3.x + (...) + Oct 29 19:56:26 xenial-squid-reload-syntax squid[2684]: Squid Parent: (squid-1) process 2881 started + Oct 29 19:56:26 xenial-squid-reload-syntax squid[2684]: Squid Parent: (squid-1) process 2881 exited with status 1 + Oct 29 19:56:26 xenial-squid-reload-syntax squid[2684]: Squid Parent: (squid-1) process 2881 will not be restarted due to repeated, frequent failures + Oct 29 19:56:26 xenial-squid-reload-syntax squid[2684]: Exiting due to repeated, frequent failures + [Regression Potential] * discussion of how regressions are most likely to manifest as a result of this change. * It is assumed that any SRU candidate patch is well-tested before upload and has a low overall risk of regression, but it's important to make the effort to think about what ''could'' happen in the event of a regression. * This both shows the SRU team that the risks have been considered, and provides guidance to testers in regression-testing the SRU. [Other Info] * Anything else you think is useful to include * Anticipate questions from users, SRU, +1 maintenance, security teams and the Technical Board * and address these questions in advance [Original Description] This is a very serious issue that got fixed upstream in: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=800341 It is also logged in the Ubuntu changelog as fixed in: squid3 (3.5.12-1) unstable; urgency=medium [ Mathieu Parent ] * Fix FATAL parsing before start/reload/restart (Closes: #800341) But is in fact not fixed. When I look in the source package I find two init scripts: squid3.rc and squid.rc. squid3.rc has the patch while squid.rc does not. The one being included in the package and deployed is the one that does not have the fix. I'm including a patch to fix this issue. Please push this out ASAP.
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