- What: HTTP-Date vulnerability in Ubuntu could cause denial of service
- Impact: Systems using HTTP-Date may consume excessive resources when processing malicious input
Ubuntu Security Notices USN-8599-1 USN-8599-1: HTTP-Date vulnerability Publication date 23 July 2026 Overview HTTP-Date could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Releases 26.04 LTS 24.04 LTS 22.04 LTS Open side navigation Close side navigation Packages Details Update instructions References Packages libhttp-date-perl - module of date conversion routines Details It was discovered that HTTP-Date incorrectly handled parsing certain date strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HTTP-Date to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. It was discovered that HTTP-Date incorrectly handled parsing certain date strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause HTTP-Date to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service. 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-date-perl – 6.06-1ubuntu0.26.04.1 24.04 LTS noble libhttp-date-perl – 6.06-1ubuntu0.24.04.1 22.04 LTS jammy libhttp-date-perl – 6.05-1ubuntu0.1 Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. Get Ubuntu Pro References CVE-2026-14741 CVE-2026-14741