Red Hat: 2014:1292-01: haproxy: Moderate Advisory
Summary
HAProxy provides high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP
and HTTP-based applications.
A buffer overflow flaw was discovered in the way HAProxy handled, under
very specific conditions, data uploaded from a client. A remote attacker
could possibly use this flaw to crash HAProxy. (CVE-2014-6269)
All haproxy users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains a backported patch to correct this issue.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2014-6269.html https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source:
haproxy-1.5.2-3.el7_0.src.rpm
x86_64:
haproxy-1.5.2-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
haproxy-debuginfo-1.5.2-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7):
Source:
haproxy-1.5.2-3.el7_0.src.rpm
x86_64:
haproxy-1.5.2-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
haproxy-debuginfo-1.5.2-3.el7_0.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package
Topic
An updated haproxy package that fixes one security issue is now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1136552 - CVE-2014-6269 haproxy: remote client denial of service vulnerability