Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 646
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 646

Ubuntu 25.04: ruby-rack Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7784-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Rack could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7784-1
September 29, 2025

ruby-rack vulnerability
==========================================================================

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

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

Rack could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- ruby-rack: modular Ruby webserver interface

Details:

It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled limiting the amount of
parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the
params_limit value, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  ruby-rack                       2.2.7-1.1ubuntu0.25.04.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ruby-rack                       2.2.7-1ubuntu0.4

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7784-1
  CVE-2025-59830

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-rack/2.2.7-1.1ubuntu0.25.04.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-rack/2.2.7-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 25.04: ruby-rack Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7784-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey September 29, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu warns of a ruby-rack vulnerability leading to potential crashes from crafted network traffic.
Rack could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: Rack could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - ruby-rack: modular Ruby webserver interface Details: It was discovered that Rack incorrectly handled limiting the amount of parameters. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass the params_limit value, leading to a denial of service.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 ruby-rack 2.2.7-1.1ubuntu0.25.04.3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ruby-rack 2.2.7-1ubuntu0.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7784-1

CVE-2025-59830

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7784-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-rack/2.2.7-1.1ubuntu0.25.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ruby-rack/2.2.7-1ubuntu0.4

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here