[USN-8599-1] HTTP-Date vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8599-1
July 23, 2026

libhttp-date-perl vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

HTTP-Date could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libhttp-date-perl: module of date conversion routines

Details:

It was discovered that HTTP-Date incorrectly handled parsing certain date
strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HTTP-Date to
use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  libhttp-date-perl               6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libhttp-date-perl               6.06-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libhttp-date-perl               6.05-1ubuntu0.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8599-1
  CVE-2026-14741

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-date-perl/6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-date-perl/6.06-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-date-perl/6.05-1ubuntu0.1
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