Ubuntu Security Notice 3011-1 - 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.
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From: Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
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Subject: [USN-3011-1] HAProxy vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3011-1
June 20, 2016
haproxy vulnerability
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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 versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
haproxy 1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3011-1
CVE-2016-5360
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1