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CVE-2026-34831: Rack has Content-Length mismatch in Rack::Files error responses

April 2, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2ww-5357-x388
  • github.com/rack/rack
  • github.com/rack/rack/security/advisories/GHSA-q2ww-5357-x388
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34831

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0.beta1 before 3.1.21, all versions before 2.2.23, all versions starting from 3.2.0 before 3.2.6

Fixed versions

  • 2.2.23
  • 3.1.21
  • 3.2.6

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.2.23, 3.1.21, 3.2.6 or above.

Impact 4.8 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

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

Source file

gem/rack/CVE-2026-34831.yml

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