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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS node-form-data Important Unintended Access USN-7976-1

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Calendar Grey January 27, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Update node-form-data in Ubuntu to fix a vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to internal systems. Learn more.
Form-Data could be made to allow unintended access.

Summary

Form-Data could be made to allow unintended access.

Software Description:

- node-form-data: A library to create readable 'multipart/form-data' streams

Details:

Ben Shonaldmann discovered that Form-data incorrectly generated boundary

values for multipart form-encoded data, leading to predictable values. A

remote attacker could possibly use this issue to make arbitrary requests

to internal systems.

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Topics Covered

security advisory unauthorized access threat Ubuntu important node-form-data

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  4.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  3.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  3.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  0.1.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  0.1.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  node-form-data                  0.1.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7976-1

CVE-2025-7783

Severity
important
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Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7976-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory unauthorized access threat Ubuntu important node-form-data

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-form-data/4.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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