ELA-824-1 libmicrohttpd security update

denial of service

2023-03-30
Packagelibmicrohttpd
Version0.9.37+dfsg-1+deb8u1 (jessie), 0.9.51-1+deb9u1 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2023-27371


An issue has been found in linmicrohttpd, a library embedding HTTP server functionality. Parsing crafted POST requests result in an out of bounds read, which might cause a DoS (Denial of Service).



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.37+dfsg-1+deb8u1.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.9.51-1+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmicrohttpd packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.