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Ubuntu 25.10 Apache Traffic Server Important DoS Risk CVE-2024-50305

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Calendar Grey February 18, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Apache Traffic Server on Ubuntu faces a DoS risk due to crafted inputs. Update for security. Protect your system!
trafficserver could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

trafficserver could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- trafficserver: fast, scalable and extensible HTTP/1.1 and HTTP/2.0 caching proxy

Details:

Masakazu Kitajo discovered that Apache Traffic Server did not properly

handle the Valid Host header field. An attacker could possibly use this

issue to cause a denial of service (DoS).

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu vulnerability important Apache Traffic Server

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  trafficserver                   9.2.5+ds-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  trafficserver                   9.2.3+ds-1+deb12u1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  trafficserver                   9.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Apache Traffic Server
to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8050-1

CVE-2024-50305

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8050-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu vulnerability important Apache Traffic Server

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/trafficserver/9.2.5+ds-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/trafficserver/9.2.3+ds-1+deb12u1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/trafficserver/9.1.1+ds-2ubuntu0.1

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