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Ubuntu 25.04: 7431-2 critical: HAProxy denial of service

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HAProxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7431-2
April 23, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 25.04

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- haproxy: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy

Details:

USN-7431-1 fixed a vulnerability in HAProxy. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 25.04.

Original advisory details:

  Aleandro Prudenzano and Edoardo Geraci discovered that HAProxy incorrectly
  handled certain uncommon configurations that replace multiple short
  patterns with a longer one. A remote attacker could use this issue to
  cause HAProxy 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 25.04
   haproxy                         3.0.8-1ubuntu1.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7431-2
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7431-1
   CVE-2025-32464

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/3.0.8-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 25.04: 7431-2 critical: HAProxy denial of service

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Calendar Grey April 23, 2025
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A security flaw in HAProxy for Ubuntu 25.04 may allow attackers to induce crashes or run unregulated code via specially crafted requests.
HAProxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 Summary: HAProxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - haproxy: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy Details: USN-7431-1 fixed a vulnerability in HAProxy. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 25.04. Original advisory details: Aleandro Prudenzano and Edoardo Geraci discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain uncommon configurations that replace multiple short patterns with a longer one. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HAProxy 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 25.04 haproxy 3.0.8-1ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7431-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7431-1

CVE-2025-32464

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7431-2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/3.0.8-1ubuntu1.1

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