QID 355867

QID 355867: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for haproxy : ALAS2023-2023-293

Haproxy through 2.0.32, 2.1.x and 2.2.x through 2.2.30, 2.3.x and 2.4.x through 2.4.23, 2.5.x and 2.6.x before 2.6.15, 2.7.x before 2.7.10, and 2.8.x before 2.8.2 forwards empty content-length headers, violating rfc 9110 section 8.6.
In uncommon cases, an http/1 server behind haproxy may interpret the payload as an extra request. (
( CVE-2023-40225)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-293 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2023-2023-293 amazon linux 2023 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-293.html