GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6
Rack has possible DoS Vulnerability with Range Header
Quick fix
GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6 — rack: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
bundle update rackDetails
# 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](https://hackerone.com/ooooooo_q) for the report and patch
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References
- https://github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26141[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/4849132bef471adb21131980df745f4bb84de2d9[WEB]
- https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/62457686b26d33a15a254c7768c2076e8e02b48b[WEB]
- https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-dos-vulnerability-with-range-header-in-rack/84944[WEB]
- https://github.com/rack/rack[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2024-26141.yml[WEB]