USN-8419-1: HTTP-Daemon vulnerability

Publication date

10 June 2026

Overview

HTTP-Daemon could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that HTTP-Daemon incorrectly handled untrusted input
under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary commands, create or overwrite arbitrary files,
or expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that HTTP-Daemon incorrectly handled untrusted input
under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary commands, create or overwrite arbitrary files,
or expose sensitive information.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.16-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
25.10 questing libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.16-1ubuntu0.25.10.1
24.04 LTS noble libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.16-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.13-1ubuntu0.2
20.04 LTS focal libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.06-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.01-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.01-1ubuntu0.16.04~esm2  
14.04 LTS trusty libhttp-daemon-perl –  6.01-1ubuntu0.14.04~esm2  

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