USN-6505-1: nghttp2 vulnerability

Publication date

22 November 2023

Overview

nghttp2 could be made to consume resources if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library and tools

Details

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.

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.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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