[USN-7057-2] WEBrick vulnerability
Marc Deslauriers
marc.deslauriers at canonical.com
Tue Oct 8 16:40:54 UTC 2024
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7057-2
October 08, 2024
ruby-webrick vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Summary:
WEBrick could allow a HTTP request smuggling attack.
Software Description:
- ruby-webrick: HTTP server toolkit in Ruby
Details:
USN-7057-1 fixed a vulnerability in WEBrick. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that WEBrick incorrectly handled having both a Content-
Length header and a Transfer-Encoding header. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to perform a HTTP request smuggling attack.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
ruby-webrick 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7057-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7057-1
CVE-2024-47220
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-webrick/1.7.0-3ubuntu0.1
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