=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3995-2
May 28, 2019
keepalived vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
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:
USN-3995-1 fixed a vulnerability in keepalived. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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 14.04 ESM:
keepalived 1:1.2.7-1ubuntu1+esm1
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
keepalived 1:1.2.2-3ubuntu1.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3995-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3995-1
CVE-2018-19115