HAproxy would allow unintended access if ii received specially crafted HTTP request.
It was discovered that HAproxy incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to a privilege escalation (Request Smuggling).
5 November 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
HAproxy would allow unintended access if ii received specially crafted HTTP request.
It was discovered that HAproxy incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests. An attacker could possibly use this issue to a privilege escalation (Request Smuggling).
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Vulmon