Description
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. From versions 3.0.0.beta1 to before 3.1.21, and 3.2.0 to before 3.2.6, Rack::Multipart::Parser#handle_mime_head parses quoted multipart parameters such as Content-Disposition: form-data; name="..." using repeated String#index searches combined with String#slice! prefix deletion. For escape-heavy quoted values, this causes super-linear processing. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted multipart/form-data request containing many parts with long backslash-escaped parameter values to trigger excessive CPU usage during multipart parsing. This results in a denial of service condition in Rack applications that accept multipart form data. This issue has been patched in versions 3.1.21 and 3.2.6.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rack | rack | >= 3.0.0.beta1, < 3.1.21, >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6 | — |
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 | 3.2.6-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | ruby-rack | 3.1.20-0+deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ruby-rack | 3.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-8989-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ruby-rack | 3.1.16-0.1ubuntu0.3 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ruby-rack | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | kube-fluentd-operator | 1.18.2-r60 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.3 +2 | 9.3.3-r2 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | rack | >= 3.0.0.beta1, < 3.1.21 | 3.1.21 | GHSA-v6x5-cg8r-vv6x |
| RubyGems | rack | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6 | 3.2.6 | GHSA-v6x5-cg8r-vv6x |
Advisories 1
- USN-8989-1 ruby-rack vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Nov 4, 2026