Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for haproxy
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-40225 CVE-2023-45539 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-444 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems Operating systems & Components / Operating system Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 Operating systems & Components / Operating system haproxy (Red Hat package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Red Hat Inc. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests
EUVDB-ID: #VU79767
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40225
CWE-ID:
CWE-444 - Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request Smuggling')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request with empty Content-Length headers to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.
Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9
haproxy (Red Hat package): before 2.4.22-3.el9_3
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1142
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU83902
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45539
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing the "#" character in the URI. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URI to the application and view otherwise restricted file or potentially manipulate data.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems: 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64: 9
haproxy (Red Hat package): before 2.4.22-3.el9_3
External linkshttp://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1142
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
