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: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/28JNH6T