Debian dla-3318 : haproxy - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 171624

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3318 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3318-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Markus Koschany February 14, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : haproxy Version : 1.8.19-1+deb10u4 CVE ID : CVE-2023-25725

A security vulnerability was discovered in HAProxy, a fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy, which may result in denial of service, or bypass of access controls and routing rules via specially crafted requests.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version 1.8.19-1+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your haproxy packages.

For the detailed security status of haproxy please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/haproxy

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the haproxy packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 171624

File Name: debian_DLA-3318.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 2/18/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-25725

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:haproxy-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:vim-haproxy, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:haproxy

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-25725

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