CVE-2026-55204

HAProxy - NULL Pointer Dereference in hpack_dht_insert Function

Published Jun 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
HAProxy through 3.4.0, fixed in commit 9a6d1fe, contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in hpack_dht_insert() within src/hpack-tbl.c that fails to validate the return value of hpack_dht_defrag() when the memory pool is exhausted. An attacker can trigger HPACK dynamic table insertions under memory pressure to dereference a NULL pointer and crash HAProxy worker processes, causing denial of service.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8459-1 HAProxy vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Haproxy haproxy
Vendors & Products Haproxy haproxy
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description HAProxy through 3.4.0, fixed in commit 9a6d1fe, contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in hpack_dht_insert() within src/hpack-tbl.c that fails to validate the return value of hpack_dht_defrag() when the memory pool is exhausted. An attacker can trigger HPACK dynamic table insertions under memory pressure to dereference a NULL pointer and crash HAProxy worker processes, causing denial of service.
Title HAProxy - NULL Pointer Dereference in hpack_dht_insert Function
First Time appeared Haproxy
Haproxy aloha
Weaknesses CWE-476
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:haproxy:aloha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Haproxy
Haproxy aloha
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 14, 2026, 9:33 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 3:53 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 18, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM