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Ubuntu 8419-1 libhttp-daemon-perl Important Remote Code Exec USN-8419-1

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Calendar Grey June 10, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
HTTP-Daemon issue could allow remote code execution by crafted traffic. Update recommended for various Ubuntu versions.
HTTP-Daemon could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: HTTP-Daemon could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - libhttp-daemon-perl: simple http server class Details: It was discovered that HTTP-Daemon incorrectly handled untrusted input under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands, create or overwrite arbitrary files, or expose sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important libhttp-daemon-perl

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.16-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 Ubuntu 25.10 libhttp-daemon-perl 6.16-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.16-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.13-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.06-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.01-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.01-1ubuntu0.16.04~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libhttp-daemon-perl 6.01-1ubuntu0.14.04~esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8419-1

CVE-2026-8450

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8419-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access arbitrary code execution Ubuntu important libhttp-daemon-perl

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-daemon-perl/6.16-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-daemon-perl/6.16-1ubuntu0.25.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-daemon-perl/6.16-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libhttp-daemon-perl/6.13-1ubuntu0.2

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