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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7031-1
September 24, 2024

puma vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Puma could be made to overwrite headers if it received specially crafted
network traffic.

Software Description:
- puma: threaded HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications

Details:

It was discovered that Puma incorrectly handled parsing certain headers.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite header values
set by intermediate proxies by providing duplicate headers containing
underscore characters.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   puma                            6.4.2-4ubuntu4.3

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7031-1
   CVE-2024-45614

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puma/6.4.2-4ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 7031-1: Puma Security Advisory Updates

September 24, 2024
Puma could be made to overwrite headers if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Puma could be made to overwrite headers if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - puma: threaded HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications Details: It was discovered that Puma incorrectly handled parsing certain headers. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite header values set by intermediate proxies by providing duplicate headers containing underscore characters.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS puma 6.4.2-4ubuntu4.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7031-1

CVE-2024-45614

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7031-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puma/6.4.2-4ubuntu4.3

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