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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41136

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-41136 PUBLISHED CVSS 3.700000047683716 LOW

Puma is a HTTP 1.1 server for Ruby/Rack applications. Prior to versions 5.5.1 and 4.3.9, using `puma` with a proxy which forwards HTTP header values which contain the LF character could allow HTTP request smugggling. A client could smuggle a request through a proxy, causing the proxy to send a response back to another unknown client. The only proxy which has this behavior, as far as the Puma team is aware of, is Apache Traffic Server. If the proxy uses persistent connections and the client adds another request in via HTTP pipelining, the proxy may mistake it as the first request's body. Puma, however, would see it as two requests, and when processing the second request, send back a response that the proxy does not expect. If the proxy has reused the persistent connection to Puma to send another request for a different client, the second response from the first client will be sent to the second client. This vulnerability was patched in Puma 5.5.1 and 4.3.9. As a workaround, do not use Apache Traffic Server with `puma`.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
3.700000047683716
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12puma0, 0, 0
Debian:13puma0, 0, 0
Debian:11puma0, 0, 4.3.8-1
Debian:14puma0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 12, 2021 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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