GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6

Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/02/GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6/GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6.json
Aliases
Published
2024-02-28T22:57:12Z
Modified
2024-02-29T02:49:10.892168Z
Details

Possible DoS Vulnerability with Range Header in Rack

There is a possible DoS vulnerability relating to the Range request header in Rack. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-26141.

Versions Affected: >= 1.3.0. Not affected: < 1.3.0 Fixed Versions: 3.0.9.1, 2.2.8.1

Impact

Carefully crafted Range headers can cause a server to respond with an unexpectedly large response. Responding with such large responses could lead to a denial of service issue.

Vulnerable applications will use the Rack::File middleware or the Rack::Utils.byte_ranges methods (this includes Rails applications).

Releases

The fixed releases are available at the normal locations.

Workarounds

There are no feasible workarounds for this issue.

Patches

To aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for the two supported release series. They are in git-am format and consist of a single changeset.

  • 3-0-range.patch - Patch for 3.0 series
  • 2-2-range.patch - Patch for 2.2 series

Credits

Thank you ooooooo_q for the report and patch

References

Affected packages

RubyGems / rack

Package

Name
rack

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
3.0.0
Fixed
3.0.9.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.0.0
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.0.3
3.0.4
3.0.4.1
3.0.4.2
3.0.5
3.0.6
3.0.6.1
3.0.7
3.0.8
3.0.9

RubyGems / rack

Package

Name
rack

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
1.3.0
Fixed
2.2.8.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.0
1.3.1
1.3.2
1.3.3
1.3.4
1.3.5
1.3.6
1.3.7
1.3.8
1.3.9
1.3.10
1.4.0
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.4.5
1.4.6
1.4.7
1.5.0.beta.1
1.5.0.beta.2
1.5.0
1.5.1
1.5.2
1.5.3
1.5.4
1.5.5
1.6.0.beta
1.6.0.beta2
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.6.3
1.6.4
1.6.5
1.6.6
1.6.7
1.6.8
1.6.9
1.6.10
1.6.11
1.6.12
1.6.13

2.*

2.0.0.alpha
2.0.0.rc1
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.0.3
2.0.4
2.0.5
2.0.6
2.0.7
2.0.8
2.0.9
2.0.9.1
2.0.9.2
2.0.9.3
2.0.9.4
2.1.0
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.4.1
2.1.4.2
2.1.4.3
2.1.4.4
2.2.0
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.2.3.1
2.2.4
2.2.5
2.2.6
2.2.6.1
2.2.6.2
2.2.6.3
2.2.6.4
2.2.7
2.2.8