USN-3780-1: HAProxy vulnerability
haproxy vulnerability
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
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
from Ubuntu Security Notices https://ift.tt/2OAmrNO