Ubuntu Security Notice 3780-1 - It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3780-1
October 02, 2018
haproxy vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
HAProxy could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted
request.
Software Description:
- haproxy: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy
Details:
It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain requests.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
haproxy 1.8.8-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3780-1
CVE-2018-14645
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/1.8.8-1ubuntu0.2