Description
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to 2.2.25, 3.1.23, and 3.2.8, Rack::Multipart::Parser can retain parsed data in its internal StringScanner buffer when reads end inside or immediately after multipart headers. An unauthenticated attacker can align many small parts with rack.multipart.buffer_size boundaries so the buffer grows with the request despite per-field, header, and preamble limits, causing a worker to exhaust memory. The attack requires only a well-formed multipart body and affects applications that parse multipart requests. This issue is fixed in versions 2.2.25, 3.1.23, and 3.2.8.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rack | rack | < 2.2.25, >= 3.0, < 3.1.23, >= 3.2, < 3.2.8 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ruby-rack | 3.2.8-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.3 +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.4 +1 | 9.4.9-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ruby3.3-rack-2.2 +2 | 2.2.25-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | rack | < 2.2.25 | 2.2.25 | GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm |
| RubyGems | rack | >= 3.0.0, < 3.1.23 | 3.1.23 | GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm |
| RubyGems | rack | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.8 | 3.2.8 | GHSA-5v64-555j-wjxm |