DSA-5570-1 nghttp2 -- security update

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-5570-1 nghttp2 -- security update

Date Reported:

01 Dec 2023

Affected Packages:

nghttp2

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2023-44487.

More information:

It was discovered that libnghttp2, a library implementing the HTTP/2 protocol, handled request cancellation incorrectly. This could result in denial of service.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.43.0-1+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in version 1.52.0-1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nghttp2 packages.

For the detailed security status of nghttp2 please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/nghttp2