USN-7190-1: Tinyproxy vulnerability

Publication date

8 January 2025

Overview

Tinyproxy could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • tinyproxy - Lightweight, non-caching, optionally anonymizing HTTP proxy

Details

It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory during the
parsing of HTTP connection headers. An attacker could use this issue to
cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Tinyproxy did not properly manage memory during the
parsing of HTTP connection headers. An attacker could use this issue to
cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble tinyproxy –  1.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
tinyproxy-bin –  1.11.1-3ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy tinyproxy –  1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
tinyproxy-bin –  1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
20.04 focal tinyproxy –  1.10.0-4ubuntu0.2
tinyproxy-bin –  1.10.0-4ubuntu0.2
18.04 bionic tinyproxy –  1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm3  
tinyproxy-bin –  1.8.4-5ubuntu0.1~esm3  
16.04 xenial tinyproxy –  1.8.3-3ubuntu16.04.1~esm3  
14.04 trusty tinyproxy –  1.8.3-3ubuntu14.04.1~esm3  

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