USN-6754-1: nghttp2 vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 April 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in nghttp2.


Packages

  • nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library and tools

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. (

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)


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:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic libnghttp2-14 –  1.55.1-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2 –  1.55.1-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-client –  1.55.1-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-proxy –  1.55.1-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-server –  1.55.1-1ubuntu0.2
22.04 jammy libnghttp2-14 –  1.43.0-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2 –  1.43.0-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-client –  1.43.0-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-proxy –  1.43.0-1ubuntu0.2
nghttp2-server –  1.43.0-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 focal libnghttp2-14 –  1.40.0-1ubuntu0.3
nghttp2 –  1.40.0-1ubuntu0.3
nghttp2-client –  1.40.0-1ubuntu0.3
nghttp2-proxy –  1.40.0-1ubuntu0.3
nghttp2-server –  1.40.0-1ubuntu0.3
18.04 bionic libnghttp2-14 –  1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm2  
nghttp2 –  1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm2  
nghttp2-client –  1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm2  
nghttp2-proxy –  1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm2  
nghttp2-server –  1.30.0-1ubuntu1+esm2  
16.04 xenial libnghttp2-14 –  1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
nghttp2 –  1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
nghttp2-client –  1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
nghttp2-proxy –  1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
nghttp2-server –  1.7.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  

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