Critical Vulnerability in HTTP-Daemon Affects Multiple Ubuntu Releases

A security vulnerability has been identified in the HTTP-Daemon affecting various Ubuntu versions, including 26.04 LTS and earlier releases down to 14.04 LTS. The flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands, create or overwrite files, and potentially expose sensitive information through specially crafted network traffic. This issue arises from improper handling of untrusted input by the HTTP-Daemon. Users are advised to update to the latest package versions to mitigate the risk. The vulnerability has been assigned Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8419-1. Affected packages include libhttp-daemon-perl across multiple Ubuntu releases. Standard system updates will apply the necessary fixes. Ubuntu Pro users have additional support for older versions.

Key Points: • HTTP-Daemon vulnerability allows remote command execution on affected Ubuntu systems. • Multiple Ubuntu versions from 14.04 LTS to 26.04 LTS are impacted. • Users are urged to update their systems to the latest package versions immediately.