🚨 [security] Update sinatra 4.1.1 → 4.2.1 (minor) #315

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✳️ sinatra (4.1.1 → 4.2.1) · Repo · Changelog

Security Advisories 🚨

🚨 Sinatra is vulnerable to ReDoS through ETag header value generation

Summary

There is a denial of service vulnerability in the If-Match and If-None-Match header parsing component of Sinatra, if the etag method is used when constructing the response and you are using Ruby < 3.2.

Details

Carefully crafted input can cause If-Match and If-None-Match header parsing in Sinatra to take an unexpected amount of time, possibly resulting in a denial of service attack vector. This header is typically involved in generating the ETag header value. Any applications that use the etag method when generating a response are impacted if they are using Ruby below version 3.2.

Resources

#2120 (report)

#2121 (fix)

#1823 (older ReDoS vulnerability)

https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/19104 (fix in Ruby >= 3.2)

Release Notes

4.2.0 (from changelog)

New: Add :static_headers setting for custom headers in static file responses (#2089)

Fix: Fix regex in etag_matches? to prevent ReDoS (#2121)

Fix: PATH_INFO can never be empty (#2114)

Fix: Fix malformed Content-Type headers (#2081)

Fix: Avoid crash for integer values in content_type parameters (#2078)

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↗️ mustermann (indirect, 3.0.3 → 3.0.4) · Repo

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↗️ rack (indirect, 3.1.17 → 3.2.3) · Repo · Changelog

Security Advisories 🚨

🚨 Rack has a Possible Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Summary

A possible information disclosure vulnerability existed in Rack::Sendfile when running behind a proxy that supports x-sendfile headers (such as Nginx). Specially crafted headers could cause Rack::Sendfile to miscommunicate with the proxy and trigger unintended internal requests, potentially bypassing proxy-level access restrictions.

Details

When Rack::Sendfile received untrusted x-sendfile-type or x-accel-mapping headers from a client, it would interpret them as proxy configuration directives. This could cause the middleware to send a "redirect" response to the proxy, prompting it to reissue a new internal request that was not subject to the proxy's access controls.

An attacker could exploit this by:

Setting a crafted x-sendfile-type: x-accel-redirect header.

Setting a crafted x-accel-mapping header.

Requesting a path that qualifies for proxy-based acceleration.

Impact

Attackers could bypass proxy-enforced restrictions and access internal endpoints intended to be protected (such as administrative pages). The vulnerability did not allow arbitrary file reads but could expose sensitive application routes.

This issue only affected systems meeting all of the following conditions:

The application used Rack::Sendfile with a proxy that supports x-accel-redirect (e.g., Nginx).

The proxy did not always set or remove the x-sendfile-type and x-accel-mapping headers.

The application exposed an endpoint that returned a body responding to .to_path.

Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed version of Rack which requires explicit configuration to enable x-accel-redirect:
use Rack::Sendfile, "x-accel-redirect"
Alternatively, configure the proxy to always set or strip the headers (you should be doing this!):
proxy_set_header x-sendfile-type x-accel-redirect;
proxy_set_header x-accel-mapping /var/www/=/files/;
Or in Rails applications, disable sendfile completely:
config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = nil

🚨 Rack is vulnerable to a memory-exhaustion DoS through unbounded URL-encoded body parsing

Summary

Rack::Request#POST reads the entire request body into memory for Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded, calling rack.input.read(nil) without enforcing a length or cap. Large request bodies can therefore be buffered completely into process memory before parsing, leading to denial of service (DoS) through memory exhaustion.

Details

When handling non-multipart form submissions, Rack’s request parser performs:
form_vars = get_header(RACK_INPUT).read
Since read is called with no argument, the entire request body is loaded into a Ruby String. This occurs before query parameter parsing or enforcement of any params_limit. As a result, Rack applications without an upstream body-size limit can experience unbounded memory allocation proportional to request size.

Impact

Attackers can send large application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies to consume process memory, causing slowdowns or termination by the operating system (OOM). The effect scales linearly with request size and concurrency. Even with parsing limits configured, the issue occurs before those limits are enforced.

Mitigation

Update to a patched version of Rack that enforces form parameter limits using query_parser.bytesize_limit, preventing unbounded reads of application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies.

Enforce strict maximum body size at the proxy or web server layer (e.g., Nginx client_max_body_size, Apache LimitRequestBody).

🚨 Rack has a Possible Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Summary

A possible information disclosure vulnerability existed in Rack::Sendfile when running behind a proxy that supports x-sendfile headers (such as Nginx). Specially crafted headers could cause Rack::Sendfile to miscommunicate with the proxy and trigger unintended internal requests, potentially bypassing proxy-level access restrictions.

Details

When Rack::Sendfile received untrusted x-sendfile-type or x-accel-mapping headers from a client, it would interpret them as proxy configuration directives. This could cause the middleware to send a "redirect" response to the proxy, prompting it to reissue a new internal request that was not subject to the proxy's access controls.

An attacker could exploit this by:

Setting a crafted x-sendfile-type: x-accel-redirect header.

Setting a crafted x-accel-mapping header.

Requesting a path that qualifies for proxy-based acceleration.

Impact

Attackers could bypass proxy-enforced restrictions and access internal endpoints intended to be protected (such as administrative pages). The vulnerability did not allow arbitrary file reads but could expose sensitive application routes.

This issue only affected systems meeting all of the following conditions:

The application used Rack::Sendfile with a proxy that supports x-accel-redirect (e.g., Nginx).

The proxy did not always set or remove the x-sendfile-type and x-accel-mapping headers.

The application exposed an endpoint that returned a body responding to .to_path.

Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed version of Rack which requires explicit configuration to enable x-accel-redirect:
use Rack::Sendfile, "x-accel-redirect"
Alternatively, configure the proxy to always set or strip the headers (you should be doing this!):
proxy_set_header x-sendfile-type x-accel-redirect;
proxy_set_header x-accel-mapping /var/www/=/files/;
Or in Rails applications, disable sendfile completely:
config.action_dispatch.x_sendfile_header = nil

🚨 Rack is vulnerable to a memory-exhaustion DoS through unbounded URL-encoded body parsing

Summary

Rack::Request#POST reads the entire request body into memory for Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded, calling rack.input.read(nil) without enforcing a length or cap. Large request bodies can therefore be buffered completely into process memory before parsing, leading to denial of service (DoS) through memory exhaustion.

Details

When handling non-multipart form submissions, Rack’s request parser performs:
form_vars = get_header(RACK_INPUT).read
Since read is called with no argument, the entire request body is loaded into a Ruby String. This occurs before query parameter parsing or enforcement of any params_limit. As a result, Rack applications without an upstream body-size limit can experience unbounded memory allocation proportional to request size.

Impact

Attackers can send large application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies to consume process memory, causing slowdowns or termination by the operating system (OOM). The effect scales linearly with request size and concurrency. Even with parsing limits configured, the issue occurs before those limits are enforced.

Mitigation

Update to a patched version of Rack that enforces form parameter limits using query_parser.bytesize_limit, preventing unbounded reads of application/x-www-form-urlencoded bodies.

Enforce strict maximum body size at the proxy or web server layer (e.g., Nginx client_max_body_size, Apache LimitRequestBody).

🚨 Rack: Multipart parser buffers large non‑file fields entirely in memory, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion)

Summary

Rack::Multipart::Parser stores non-file form fields (parts without a filename) entirely in memory as Ruby String objects. A single large text field in a multipart/form-data request (hundreds of megabytes or more) can consume equivalent process memory, potentially leading to out-of-memory (OOM) conditions and denial of service (DoS).

Details

During multipart parsing, file parts are streamed to temporary files, but non-file parts are buffered into memory:
body = String.new  # non-file → in-RAM buffer
@mime_parts[mime_index].body << content
There is no size limit on these in-memory buffers. As a result, any large text field—while technically valid—will be loaded fully into process memory before being added to params.

Impact

Attackers can send large non-file fields to trigger excessive memory usage. Impact scales with request size and concurrency, potentially leading to worker crashes or severe garbage-collection overhead. All Rack applications processing multipart form submissions are affected.

Mitigation

Upgrade: Use a patched version of Rack that enforces a reasonable size cap for non-file fields (e.g., 2 MiB).

Workarounds:

Restrict maximum request body size at the web-server or proxy layer (e.g., Nginx client_max_body_size).

Validate and reject unusually large form fields at the application level.

🚨 Rack's multipart parser buffers unbounded per-part headers, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion)

Summary

Rack::Multipart::Parser can accumulate unbounded data when a multipart part’s header block never terminates with the required blank line (CRLFCRLF). The parser keeps appending incoming bytes to memory without a size cap, allowing a remote attacker to exhaust memory and cause a denial of service (DoS).

Details

While reading multipart headers, the parser waits for CRLFCRLF using:
@sbuf.scan_until(/(.*?\r\n)\r\n/m)
If the terminator never appears, it continues appending data (@sbuf.concat(content)) indefinitely. There is no limit on accumulated header bytes, so a single malformed part can consume memory proportional to the request body size.

Impact

Attackers can send incomplete multipart headers to trigger high memory use, leading to process termination (OOM) or severe slowdown. The effect scales with request size limits and concurrency. All applications handling multipart uploads may be affected.

Mitigation

Upgrade to a patched Rack version that caps per-part header size (e.g., 64 KiB).

Until then, restrict maximum request sizes at the proxy or web server layer (e.g., Nginx client_max_body_size).

🚨 Rack's unbounded multipart preamble buffering enables DoS (memory exhaustion)

Summary

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.

Details

While searching for the first boundary, the parser appends incoming data into a shared buffer (@sbuf.concat(content)) and scans for the boundary pattern:
@sbuf.scan_until(@body_regex)
If the boundary is not yet found, the parser continues buffering data indefinitely. There is no trimming or size cap on the preamble, allowing attackers to send arbitrary amounts of data before the first boundary.

Impact

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.

Mitigation

Upgrade: Use a patched version of Rack that enforces a preamble size limit (e.g., 16 KiB) or discards preamble data entirely per RFC 2046 § 5.1.1.

Workarounds:

Limit total request body size at the proxy or web server level.

Monitor memory and set per-process limits to prevent OOM conditions.

Release Notes

3.2.2 (from changelog)

Security

CVE-2025-61772 Multipart parser buffers unbounded per-part headers, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion)

CVE-2025-61771 Multipart parser buffers large non‑file fields entirely in memory, enabling DoS (memory exhaustion)

CVE-2025-61770 Unbounded multipart preamble buffering enables DoS (memory exhaustion)

3.2.0 (from changelog)

This release continues Rack's evolution toward a cleaner, more efficient foundation while maintaining backward compatibility for most applications. The breaking changes primarily affect deprecated functionality, so most users should experience a smooth upgrade with improved performance and standards compliance.

SPEC Changes

Request environment keys must now be strings. (#2310, @jeremyevans)

Add nil as a valid return from a Response body.to_path (#2318, [@MSP-Greg])

Rack::Lint#check_header_value is relaxed, only disallowing CR/LF/NUL characters. (#2354, @ioquatix)

Added

Introduce Rack::VERSION constant. (#2199, @ioquatix)

ISO-2022-JP encoded parts within MIME Multipart sections of an HTTP request body will now be converted to UTF-8. (#2245, @nappa)

Add Rack::Request#query_parser= to allow setting the query parser to use. (#2349, @jeremyevans)

Add Rack::Request#form_pairs to access form data as raw key-value pairs, preserving duplicate keys. (#2351, @matthewd)

Changed

Invalid cookie keys will now raise an error. (#2193, @ioquatix)

Rack::MediaType#params now handles empty strings. (#2229, @jeremyevans)

Avoid unnecessary calls to the ip_filter lambda to evaluate Request#ip (#2287, [@willbryant])

Only calculate Request#ip once per request (#2292, [@willbryant])

Rack::Builder #use, #map, and #run methods now return nil. (#2355, @ioquatix)

Directly close the body in Rack::ConditionalGet when the response is 304 Not Modified. (#2353, @ioquatix)

Directly close the body in Rack::Head when the request method is HEAD(#2360, @skipkayhil)

Deprecated

Rack::Auth::AbstractRequest#request is deprecated without replacement. (#2229, @jeremyevans)

Rack::Request#parse_multipart (private method designed to be overridden in subclasses) is deprecated without replacement. (#2229, @jeremyevans)

Removed

Rack::Request#values_at is removed. (#2200, @ioquatix)

Rack::Logger is removed with no replacement. (#2196, @ioquatix)

Automatic cache invalidation in Rack::Request#{GET,POST} has been removed. (#2230, @jeremyevans)

Support for CGI::Cookie has been removed. (#2332, @ioquatix)

Fixed

Rack::RewindableInput::Middleware no longer wraps a nil input. (#2259, @tt)

Fix NoMethodError in Rack::Request#wrap_ipv6 when x-forwarded-host is empty. (#2270, @oieioi)

Fix the specification for SERVER_PORT which was incorrectly documented as required to be an Integer if present - it must be a String containing digits only. (#2296, @ioquatix)

SERVER_NAME and HTTP_HOST are now more strictly validated according to the relevant specifications. (#2298, @ioquatix)

Rack::Lint now disallows PATH_INFO="" SCRIPT_NAME="". (#2298, @jeremyevans)

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Commits

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↗️ rack-protection (indirect, 4.1.1 → 4.2.1) · Repo · Changelog

Release Notes

4.2.1 (from changelog)

Fix: Revert "PATH_INFO can never be empty" (#2124)

addresses issues with routing and 404, more in the original pull request

4.2.0 (from changelog)

New: Add :static_headers setting for custom headers in static file responses (#2089)

Fix: Fix regex in etag_matches? to prevent ReDoS (#2121)

Fix: PATH_INFO can never be empty (#2114)

Fix: Fix malformed Content-Type headers (#2081)

Fix: Avoid crash for integer values in content_type parameters (#2078)

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↗️ tilt (indirect, 2.4.0 → 2.6.1) · Repo · Changelog

Release Notes

2.6.1 (from changelog)

Fix race condition during parallel coverage testing using Template compiled_path option/method (jeremyevans)

2.6.0 (from changelog)

Support :compiled_path option, needed for compiled paths when using :scope_class and fixed locals (jeremyevans)

Support :scope_class option to force a specific scope class, instead of using the class of the provided scope (jeremyevans)

Support fallback fixed locals for templates without extracted locals via :default_fixed_locals option (jeremyevans)

Add Tilt.extract_fixed_locals accessor for enabling :extract_fixed_locals globally (jeremyevans)

Support embedded fixed locals for templates via magic comments via :extract_fixed_locals option (jeremyevans)

Support fixed locals for templates via :fixed_locals option (jeremyevans)

2.5.0 (from changelog)

Deprecate creole templates as they require modifying frozen string literals (jeremyevans)

Remove deprecated erubis, wikicloth, and maruku templates (jeremyevans)

Avoid spurious frozen string literal warnings for chilled strings when using Ruby 3.4 (jeremyevans)

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