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[USN-2991-1] nginx vulnerability

Posted on 02 June 2016
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2991-1
June 02, 2016

nginx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

nginx could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details:

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled saving client request
bodies to temporary files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issu=
e
to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nginx-core 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-extras 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-full 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-light 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 15.10:
nginx-core 1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-extras 1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-full 1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-light 1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nginx-core 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-extras 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-full 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-light 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5

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


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2991-1
CVE-2016-4450

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5

 

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