Gentoo: GLSA-202004-01: HAProxy: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Summary
It was discovered that HAProxy incorrectly handled certain HTTP/2 headers.
Resolution
All HAProxy 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/haproxy-1.8.23"
All HAProxy 1.9.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/haproxy-1.9.13"
All HAProxy 2.0.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-proxy/haproxy-2.0.10"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-19330 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19330
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202004-01
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
HAProxy is a TCP/HTTP reverse proxy for high availability environments.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-proxy/haproxy < 2.0.10 *>= 1.8.23 *>= 1.9.13 *>= 2.0.10
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted HTTP/2 header, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.