Subject: Re: [bug#66658] [PATCH] gnu: nghttp2: Replace with 1.57.0.
From: Ludovic Courtès <[email-masked]>
To: Philip McGrath <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 00:35:40 +0100
List-Id: <debbugs-submit.debbugs.gnu.org>

Hi Philip,

Philip McGrath <[email-masked]> skribis:

> This release mitigates CVE-2023-44487.
>
> * gnu/packages/web.scm (nghttp2-1.57): New variable.
> (nghttp2)[replacement]: Use it.
> ---
>
> I've never attempted to create a graft before, and I have **definitely not**
> tested this adequately, but `guix refresh` says:
>
>> Building the following 7989 packages would ensure 20638 dependent packages
>> are rebuilt:
>
> so it seems like a graft would be needed.

Indeed.

The two seem to be ABI-compatible:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
$ guix shell libabigail -- abidiff /gnu/store/n0xrvryfjg2yciifxb2c0ac5rx9wy0xi-nghttp2-1.49.0-lib/lib/libnghttp2.so.14 /gnu/store/kimb54icxfxyi51v5vnr6x3pcf1km6q7-nghttp2-1.57.0-lib/lib/libnghttp2.so.14
Functions changes summary: 0 Removed, 0 Changed, 0 Added function
Variables changes summary: 0 Removed, 0 Changed, 0 Added variable
Function symbols changes summary: 0 Removed, 2 Added function symbols not referenced by debug info
Variable symbols changes summary: 0 Removed, 0 Added variable symbol not referenced by debug info

2 Added function symbols not referenced by debug info:

  [A] nghttp2_option_set_no_rfc9113_leading_and_trailing_ws_validation
  [A] nghttp2_option_set_stream_reset_rate_limit

$ readelf -a /gnu/store/n0xrvryfjg2yciifxb2c0ac5rx9wy0xi-nghttp2-1.49.0-lib/lib/libnghttp2.so.14 |grep SONAME
 0x000000000000000e (SONAME)             Library soname: [libnghttp2.so.14]
$ readelf -a  /gnu/store/kimb54icxfxyi51v5vnr6x3pcf1km6q7-nghttp2-1.57.0-lib/lib/libnghttp2.so.14 |grep SONAME
 0x000000000000000e (SONAME)             Library soname: [libnghttp2.so.14]
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

(Bit questionable that the SONAME is exactly the same.  Oh well.)

> The upstream nghttp2 advisory about the impact of CVE-2023-44487 is at:
> https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2/security/advisories/GHSA-vx74-f528-fxqg

Applied, thanks!

Ludo’.