Description
### Impact
If this library is used in tandem with the `permessage-deflate` extension, a
WebSocket server or client can be made to accept messages that are larger than
the configured maximum message size. This is because this limit is checked
against the message frames' length headers, which give the size of the
compressed data, not the size after decompression. This can lead to applications
accepting larger messages than expected and exceeding their intended resource
usage.
### Patches
The issue has been patched in version 0.8.1, by checking the length of messages
after they are processed by incoming extensions. All users should upgrade to
this version.
### Workarounds
No known workarounds exist.
### Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered and reported by Pranjali Thakur, DepthFirst Security
Research Team.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| faye | websocket-driver-ruby | < 0.8.1 | — |
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-websocket-driver | 0.8.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ruby-websocket-driver | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | websocket-driver | < 0.8.1 | 0.8.1 | GHSA-33ph-fccm-39pj |