GMS-2023-58: ReDoS based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch
There is a possible regular expression based DoS vulnerability in Action Dispatch. Specially crafted cookies, in combination with a specially crafted X_FORWARDED_HOST
header can cause the regular expression engine to enter a state of catastrophic backtracking. This can cause the process to use large amounts of CPU and memory, leading to a possible DoS vulnerability All users running an affected release should either upgrade or use one of the workarounds immediately.
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