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Backport undici security bump to the 21.2.x LTS branch #33449

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The undici WebSocket client enforces maxPayloadSize on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a limit on the number of fragments. A malicious WebSocket server can stream many small or empty continuation frames that each pass per-frame and cumulative-size validation, collectively causing unbounded memory growth in the client process. The result is memory exhaustion and a denial of service.

Affected applications are those using the undici WebSocket client (new WebSocket(...)) or the WebSocketStream API that can be induced to connect to an attacker-controlled or compromised WebSocket endpoint.

All releases starting at undici 6.17.0 are affected.

Patches
Upgrade to undici v6.27.0, v7.28.0 or v8.5.0.

Describe the solution you'd like

Upgrade undici from 7.24.4 to v7.28.0 or v8.5.0 or above.

Describe alternatives you've considered

No response

###Precedent for backports
Backports of this exact shape have already happened recently, including on this branch:
#32949
#33420
#32802

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