CVE-2026-34831

Summary

Rack is a modular Ruby web server interface. Prior to versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6, Rack::Files#fail sets the Content-Length response header using String#size instead of String#bytesize. When the response body contains multibyte UTF-8 characters, the declared Content-Length is smaller than the number of bytes actually sent on the wire. Because Rack::Files reflects the requested path in 404 responses, an attacker can trigger this mismatch by requesting a non-existent path containing percent-encoded UTF-8 characters. This results in incorrect HTTP response framing and may cause response desynchronization in deployments that rely on the incorrect Content-Length value. This issue has been patched in versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, and 3.2.6.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
rackrack< 2.2.23affected
rackrack>= 3.0.0.beta1, < 3.1.21affected
rackrack>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.6affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-130: CWE-130: Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
  • CWE-135: CWE-135: Incorrect Calculation of Multi-Byte String Length

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

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