Summary
nghttp2 contains the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 (HTTP/2) client, server, and proxy programs as well as a library implementing the HTTP/2 protocol in C.
Security Fix(es):
* HTTP/2: Multiple HTTP/2 enabled web servers are vulnerable to a DDoS attack (Rapid Reset Attack) (CVE-2023-44487)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | nghttp2 | 0:1.33.0-5.el8_8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
HTTP/2 Stream Cancellation Attack
The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because request cancellation can reset many streams quickly, as exploited in the wild in August through October 2023.
KEV Oct 10, 2023
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2242803