1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5520-2

USN-5520-2: HTTP-Daemon vulnerability

Publication date

18 July 2022

Overview

HTTP-Daemon could allow HTTP Request Smuggling attacks.

Releases

Packages

Details

USN-5520-1 fixed a vulnerability in HTTP-Daemon. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that HTTP-Daemon incorrectly handled certain crafted
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an
HTTP Request Smuggling attack.

USN-5520-1 fixed a vulnerability in HTTP-Daemon. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that HTTP-Daemon incorrectly handled certain crafted
requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform an
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
16.04 xenial libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.01-1ubuntu0.16.04~esm1  
14.04 trusty libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.01-1ubuntu0.14.04~esm1  

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