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[USN-7976-1] Form-Data vulnerability

Posted on 27 January 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7976-1
January 26, 2026

node-form-data vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Form-Data could be made to allow unintended access.

Software Description:
- node-form-data: A library to create readable 'multipart/form-data' streams

Details:

Ben Shonaldmann discovered that Form-data incorrectly generated boundary
values for multipart form-encoded data, leading to predictable values. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to make arbitrary requests
to internal systems.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
node-form-data 4.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
node-form-data 3.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
node-form-data 3.0.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
node-form-data 0.1.0-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
node-form-data 0.1.0-1ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
node-form-data 0.1.0-1ubuntu0.14.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7976-1
CVE-2025-7783

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/node-form-data/4.0.0-1ubuntu0.1

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