1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2668-1

USN-2668-1: HAProxy vulnerability

Publication date

7 July 2015

Overview

HAProxy could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Releases

Packages

  • haproxy - fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy

Details

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain buffers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information belonging to previous requests.

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain buffers. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information belonging to previous requests.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.04 vivid haproxy –  1.5.10-1ubuntu0.1
14.10 utopic haproxy –  1.5.4-1ubuntu2.1

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