USN-1889-1: HAProxy vulnerability
20 June 2013
HAProxy could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- haproxy - fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy
Details
David Torgerson discovered that HAProxy incorrectly parsed certain HTTP
headers. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause HAProxy to stop
responding, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04
Ubuntu 12.10
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.