Summary
USN-6754-1 fixed vulnerabilities in nghttp2. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled the HTTP/2
implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-9511,
CVE-2019-9513)
It was discovered that nghttp2 incorrectly handled request cancellation. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nghttp2 to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-44487)
It was discovered that nghttp2 could be made to process an unlimited number
of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause nghttp2 to consume resources, leading to a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-28182)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | nghttp2 | 1.59.0-1ubuntu0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.3CVE-2024-28182 EPSS 82%
Reading unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames to cause excessive CPU usage
nghttp2 is an implementation of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol version 2 in C. The nghttp2 library prior to version 1.61.0 keeps reading the unbounded number of HTTP/2 CONTINUATION frames even after a stream is reset to keep HPACK context in sync. This cause…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-28182