A memory corruption flaw exists in HAProxy related to poll/epoll. The program fails to sanitize user-supplied input when an unspecified error occurs resulting in memory corruption. This may allow an attacker to potentially cause a denial of service.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Solution:
Upgrade
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
Vendor Verified
OSVDB:
Web Related
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.2.8 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.