Ubuntu Security Notice 2668-1 - It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain buffers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information belonging to previous requests.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2668-1
July 07, 2015
haproxy vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
Summary:
HAProxy could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- haproxy: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy
Details:
It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain buffers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information belonging to previous requests.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
haproxy 1.5.10-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 14.10:
haproxy 1.5.4-1ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2668-1
CVE-2015-3281
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/1.5.10-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/1.5.4-1ubuntu2.1