Ubuntu 22.10: USN-5820-1 Moderate: Nginx Security Flaw Exploited

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January 23, 2023

HAProxy could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

HAProxy could be made to stop responding if it received specially crafted

network traffic.

Software Description:

- haproxy: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy

Details:

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain messages. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HAProxy to stop

responding, resulting in a denial of service.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service network traffic ubuntu haproxy

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   haproxy                         2.4.18-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   haproxy                         2.4.18-0ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   haproxy                         2.0.29-0ubuntu1.1

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