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      <title>GHSA-j9cw-hwqf-85w7 — Fluentd is Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) via Gzip Decompression Bomb in `in_http` and `in_forward`</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Affected:&lt;/strong&gt; RubyGems: fluentd&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fluentd&amp;#39;s `in_http` and `in_forward` plugins support receiving gzip-compressed data.
While Fluentd correctly enforces size limits on the incoming compressed payloads (e.g., via `body_size_limit` or `chunk_size_limit`), it was discovered that there is no limit enforced on the size of the decompressed data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a Fluentd instance is exposed to untrusted networks, an attacker can send a maliciously crafted, highly compressed payload. 
When Fluentd attempts to decompress this payload in memory, it will expand to an excessive size, completely bypassing the intended payload size limits.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Impact
This vulnerability allows for a **Denial of Service (DoS)** attack via memory exhaustion. 
The rapid memory consumption during decompression can easily lead to an Out-of-Memory kill of the Fluentd process by the operating system.
This results in the disruption of all log collection and forwarding capabilities on the affected node.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Patches
v1.19.3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Workarounds
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, users are strongly advised to apply the following mitigations:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Restrict Network Access
   * Ensure that Fluentd input ports (such as `9880` for `in_http` and `24224` for `in_forward`) are deployed within a closed, trusted network. Use firewall rules (e.g., iptables, AWS Security Groups) to block access from untrusted networks or instances.
2. Use a Reverse Proxy
   * If developers must expose HTTP ingestion to external sources, place a robust reverse proxy (such as Nginx) in fro…&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Affected:&lt;/strong&gt; RubyGems: fluentd&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Fluentd&amp;#39;s `in_http` and `in_forward` plugins support receiving gzip-compressed data.
While Fluentd correctly enforces size limits on the incoming compressed payloads (e.g., via `body_size_limit` or `chunk_size_limit`), it was discovered that there is no limit enforced on the size of the decompressed data.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If a Fluentd instance is exposed to untrusted networks, an attacker can send a maliciously crafted, highly compressed payload. 
When Fluentd attempts to decompress this payload in memory, it will expand to an excessive size, completely bypassing the intended payload size limits.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Impact
This vulnerability allows for a **Denial of Service (DoS)** attack via memory exhaustion. 
The rapid memory consumption during decompression can easily lead to an Out-of-Memory kill of the Fluentd process by the operating system.
This results in the disruption of all log collection and forwarding capabilities on the affected node.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Patches
v1.19.3&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;### Workarounds
If an immediate upgrade is not possible, users are strongly advised to apply the following mitigations:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Restrict Network Access
   * Ensure that Fluentd input ports (such as `9880` for `in_http` and `24224` for `in_forward`) are deployed within a closed, trusted network. Use firewall rules (e.g., iptables, AWS Security Groups) to block access from untrusted networks or instances.
2. Use a Reverse Proxy
   * If developers must expose HTTP ingestion to external sources, place a robust reverse proxy (such as Nginx) in fro…&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded>
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