Packages
- nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library and tools
Details
Gal Goldshtein discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.
Gal Goldshtein discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If
a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 20.04 LTS focal | libnghttp2-14 – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libnghttp2-dev – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| nghttp2-proxy – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| nghttp2 – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| nghttp2-client – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| nghttp2-server – 1.40.0-1ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libnghttp2-14 – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | ||
| libnghttp2-dev – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-proxy – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| nghttp2 – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-client – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-server – 1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm1 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libnghttp2-14 – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| libnghttp2-dev – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-proxy – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| nghttp2 – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-client – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
| nghttp2-server – 1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | |||
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