USN-3011-1: HAProxy vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3011-1
20th June, 2016
haproxy vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
HAProxy could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.
Software description
- haproxy
– fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy
Details
Falco Schmutz discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled the reqdeny
filter. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HAProxy to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
haproxy
1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Source: USN-3011-1: HAProxy vulnerability
