# CVE-2023-40225: haproxy: The haproxy packages provide a reliable, high-performance network load balancer for TCP and HTTP-based applications....

CVE-2023-40225 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by haproxy 2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2, released August 10, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40225
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.5 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0215
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 10, 2023

## Description

The haproxy packages provide a reliable, high-performance network load balancer for TCP and HTTP-based applications.  Security Fix(es):  * haproxy: Proxy forwards malformed empty Content-Length headers (CVE-2023-40225)  * haproxy: untrimmed URI fragments may lead to exposure of confidential data on static servers (CVE-2023-45539)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | haproxy Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 2.2.9-2+deb11u6 | [DSA-5590-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5590-1.md) | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.6.12-1+deb12u1 | [DSA-5590-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5590-1.md) | Dec 28, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.6.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40225](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-40225.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy Debian 14 | 2.6.15-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40225](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-40225.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy RHEL 9 | 0:2.4.22-3.el9_3 | [RHSA-2024:1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-1142.md) | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Linux | haproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2 | [haproxy 2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-haproxy-2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | [haproxy 2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-haproxy-2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy almalinux 9 | 2.4.22-3.el9_3 | [ALSA-2024:1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-1142.md) | Mar 5, 2024 |
| Linux | haproxy amzn 2023 | 2.8.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-293](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-293.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy ol 9 | 0:2.4.22-3.el9_3 | [ELSA-2024-1142](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-1142.md) | Mar 6, 2024 |
| Linux | haproxy-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 2.8.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-293](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-293.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | haproxy-debugsource amzn 2023 | 2.8.0-1.amzn2023.0.2 | [ALAS2023-2023-293](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-293.md) | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Linux | vim-haproxy Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2 | [vim-haproxy 2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-vim-haproxy-2.0.31-0ubuntu0.2.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Linux | vim-haproxy Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2 | [vim-haproxy 2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-vim-haproxy-2.4.22-0ubuntu0.22.04.2.md) | Aug 10, 2023 |

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