CVE-2024-26141: Rack Denial of Service Vulnerability
LOWCVE-2024-26141 is a LOW denial of service vulnerability (CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) affecting Rack libraries in the RubyGems ecosystem. The issue involves rack has possible dos vulnerability with range header. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 3.0.9.1, 2.2.8.1.
CVE-2024-26141 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2024-26141
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Rack dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade rack to 3.0.9.1Upgrade rack to 2.2.8.1Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for rackHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-26141, inspect your project dependencies for Rack:
inspect dependencies for rackAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Rack in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 3.0.9.1), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, where the product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. In Rack, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-26141 Affected Rack Versions
2 component(s)References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6",
"modified" : "2024-02-29T02:30:42Z",
"published" : "2024-02-28T22:57:12Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-26141" ],
"summary" : "Rack has possible DoS Vulnerability with Range Header",
"details" : "# Possible DoS Vulnerability with Range Header in Rack\n\nThere is a possible DoS vulnerability relating to the Range request header in\nRack. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-26141.\n\nVersions Affected: >= 1.3.0.\nNot affected: < 1.3.0\nFixed Versions: 3.0.9.1, 2.2.8.1\n\nImpact\n------\nCarefully crafted Range headers can cause a server to respond with an\nunexpectedly large response. Responding with such large responses could lead\nto a denial of service issue.\n\nVulnerable applications will use the `Rack::File` middleware or the\n`Rack::Utils.byte_ranges` methods (this includes Rails applications).\n\nReleases\n--------\nThe fixed releases are available at the normal locations.\n\nWorkarounds\n-----------\nThere are no feasible workarounds for this issue.\n\nPatches\n-------\nTo aid users who aren't able to upgrade immediately we have provided patches for\nthe two supported release series. They are in git-am format and consist of a\nsingle changeset.\n\n* 3-0-range.patch - Patch for 3.0 series\n* 2-2-range.patch - Patch for 2.2 series\n\nCredits\n-------\n\nThank you [ooooooo_q](https://hackerone.com/ooooooo_q) for the report and\npatch",
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}, {
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"url" : "https://github.com/rack/rack/commit/4849132bef471adb21131980df745f4bb84de2d9"
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"url" : "https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-dos-vulnerability-with-range-header-in-rack/84944"
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"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-400" ],
"severity" : "LOW",
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"github_reviewed_at" : "2024-02-28T22:57:12Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2024-02-29T00:15:51Z"
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