Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. In versions prior to 2.2.19, 3.1.17, and 3.2.2, `Rack::Multipart::Parser` buffers the entire multipart preamble (bytes before the first boundary) in memory without any size limit. A client can send a large preamble followed by a valid boundary, causing significant memory use and potential process termination due to out-of-memory (OOM) conditions. Remote attackers can trigger large transient memory spikes by including a long preamble in multipart/form-data requests. The impact scales with allowed request sizes and concurrency, potentially causing worker crashes or severe slowdown due to garbage collection. Versions 2.2.19, 3.1.17, and 3.2.2 enforce a preamble size limit (e.g., 16 KiB) or discard preamble data entirely. Workarounds include limiting total request body size at the proxy or web server level and monitoring memory and set per-process limits to prevent OOM conditions.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade pcsUpgrade pcs-snmp | Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade pcsUpgrade pcs-snmpUpgrade pcs-debuginfo | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade ruby-rack | Nov 4, 2025 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pcs-snmpUpgrade cockpit-ha-clusterUpgrade pcs | Nov 5, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade pcs-snmpUpgrade cockpit-ha-clusterUpgrade pcs-debuginfoUpgrade pcs | Nov 5, 2025 | Oct 7, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade pcs-snmpUpgrade pcs | Feb 5, 2026 | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade ruby-rackUpgrade ruby-rack (Ubuntu Pro) | Jan 16, 2026 | Jan 14, 2026 |
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