SB2024101663 - SUSE update for rubygem-puma 



SB2024101663 - SUSE update for rubygem-puma

Published: October 16, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024101663
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-21647)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of HTTP requests when parsing chunked transfer encoding bodies. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and smuggle arbitrary HTTP headers.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability may allow an attacker to poison HTTP cache and perform phishing attacks.


2) Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45614)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to the header normalization allows for client to clobber proxy set headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to the server and gain access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.