CVE-2024-26141: Possible DoS Vulnerability with Range Header in Rack
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-26141 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 5.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 24 · Related 19Timeline
- 28-02-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-02-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Carefully crafted Range headers can cause a server to respond with an unexpectedly large response. Responding with such large responses could lead to a denial of service issue. Vulnerable applications will use the `Rack::File` middleware or the `Rack::Utils.byte_ranges` methods (this includes Rails applications). The vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.9.1 and 2.2.8.1.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA5.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.8MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:LDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.61% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
3 foundRack
Maturity: poc
Ruby Advisory Db
Maturity: poc
Exploit Reference (discuss.rubyonrails.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard6 products
- kube-fluentd-operator< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-compat< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-default-config< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-oci-entrypoint< 1.18.2-r3
- ruby3.2-rack< 3.0.9.1-r0
Wolfi6 products
- kube-fluentd-operator< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-compat< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-default-config< 1.18.2-r3
- kube-fluentd-operator-oci-entrypoint< 1.18.2-r3
- ruby3.2-rack< 3.0.9.1-r0
Debian2 products
- ruby-rack< 2.2.6.4-1+deb12u1 | < 2.2.7-1.1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
Rack1 product
- rack≥ 1.3.0, < 2.2.8.1 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.9.1
RubyGems1 product
- rack≥ 3.0.0, < 3.0.9.1 | ≥ 1.3.0, < 2.2.8.1
Ubuntu1 product
- ruby-rack< 1.5.2-3+deb8u3ubuntu1~esm8 | < 1.6.4-3ubuntu0.2+esm6 | < 1.6.4-4ubuntu0.2+esm6 | < 2.0.7-2ubuntu0.1+esm5 | < 2.1.4-5ubuntu1.1 | < 2.1.4-5ubuntu1+esm5 | < 2.2.7-1ubuntu0.1
6 vendors · 17 products
References
18 links- github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-xj5v-6v4g-jfw6X Refsource CONFIRMAdvisoryWEBExploitVendor Advisory
- discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/possible-dos-vulnerability-with-range-header-in-rack/84944X Refsource MISCWEBExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/rack/CVE-2024-26141.ymlX Refsource MISCAdvisoryWEBExploitThird Party Advisory
Show all 18 references
- github.com/rack/rackPACKAGE