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Posted on 13 July 2017
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3352-1
July 13, 2017
nginx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
nginx could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description:
- nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details:
It was discovered that an integer overflow existed in the range
filter feature of nginx. A remote attacker could use this to expose
sensitive information.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 17.04:
nginx-common 1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
nginx-core 1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
nginx-extras 1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
nginx-full 1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
nginx-light 1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
Ubuntu 16.10:
nginx-common 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
nginx-core 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
nginx-extras 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
nginx-full 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
nginx-light 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nginx-common 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-core 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-extras 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-full 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-light 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nginx-common 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
nginx-core 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
nginx-extras 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
nginx-full 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
nginx-light 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3352-1
CVE-2017-7529
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
