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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 18.10: 3995-1 Critical Keepalived DDoS

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Keepalived could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3995-1
May 28, 2019

keepalived vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Keepalived could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- keepalived: Failover and monitoring daemon for LVS clusters

Details:

It was discovered that Keepalived incorrectly handled certain HTTP status
response codes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause Keepalived
to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  keepalived                      1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  keepalived                      1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  keepalived                      1:1.2.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3995-1
  CVE-2018-19115

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.2.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 18.10: 3995-1 Critical Keepalived DDoS

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Uncover the Keepalived flaw impacting several Ubuntu releases, enabling denial of service through specially crafted packets.
Keepalived could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: keepalived 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: keepalived 1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: keepalived 1:1.2.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3995-1

CVE-2018-19115

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May 28, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.3.9-1ubuntu0.18.04.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/1:1.2.24-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

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