1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5994-1

USN-5994-1: HAProxy vulnerability

Publication date

3 April 2023

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 initialized certain connection
buffers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly initialized certain connection
buffers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive information.

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
22.10 kinetic haproxy –  2.4.18-1ubuntu1.3
22.04 jammy haproxy –  2.4.18-0ubuntu1.3

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