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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5520-2: HTTP Request Smuggling Risk Details

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Calendar Grey July 18, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5530-1 reports a vulnerability in the HTTP-Daemon, which may result in HTTP Request Smuggling exploits. Ensure your system is patched!
HTTP-Daemon could allow HTTP Request Smuggling attacks.

Summary

HTTP-Daemon could allow HTTP Request Smuggling attacks.

Software Description:

- libhttp-daemon-perl: simple http server class

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity update instructions ubuntu request smuggling http daemon libhttp-daemon-perl

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
  libhttp-daemon-perl             6.01-1ubuntu0.16.04~esm1

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libhttp-daemon-perl             6.01-1ubuntu0.14.04~esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5520-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5520-1

CVE-2022-31081

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July 18, 2022

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate severity update instructions ubuntu request smuggling http daemon libhttp-daemon-perl

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