USN-7057-1: WEBrick vulnerability

Publication date

7 October 2024

Overview

WEBrick could allow a HTTP request smuggling attack.

Releases


Packages

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.

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

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 ruby-webrick –  1.8.1-1ubuntu0.1

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