A HAProxy security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, and 22.10.

USN-5819-1: HAProxy vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5819-1
January 23, 2023

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

- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

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.

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.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5819-1
CVE-2023-0056

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/2.4.18-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/2.4.18-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/haproxy/2.0.29-0ubuntu1.1