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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                               ESB-2021.0289
                     USN-4702-1: Pound vulnerabilities
                              27 January 2021

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Pound
Publisher:         Ubuntu
Operating System:  Ubuntu
Impact/Access:     Denial of Service              -- Remote/Unauthenticated
                   Provide Misleading Information -- Remote/Unauthenticated
                   Reduced Security               -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution:        Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names:         CVE-2018-21245 CVE-2016-10711 

Reference:         ESB-2020.1574
                   ESB-2018.0440

Original Bulletin: 
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4702-1

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USN-4702-1: Pound vulnerabilities
25 January 2021

Several security issues were fixed in pound.
Releases

  o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Packages

  o pound - reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTPS front-end for Web servers

Details

It was discovered that Pound incorrectly handled certain HTTP requests
A remote attacker could use it to retrieve some sensitive
information. ( CVE-2016-10711 , CVE-2018-21245 )

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

  o pound - 2.6-6.1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  o CVE-2018-21245
  o CVE-2016-10711

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