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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7031-2
September 24, 2024

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

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 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:

USN-7031-1 fixed CVE-2024-45614 in Puma for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
This update fixes the CVE for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory 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 22.04 LTS
puma 5.5.2-2ubuntu2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
puma 3.12.4-1ubuntu2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7031-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7031-1
CVE-2024-45614

Ubuntu 7031-2: 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 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 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: USN-7031-1 fixed CVE-2024-45614 in Puma for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. This update fixes the CVE for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Original advisory 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 22.04 LTS puma 5.5.2-2ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS puma 3.12.4-1ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7031-2

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

CVE-2024-45614

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7031-2

Package Information

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