USN-2991-1: nginx vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2991-1

2nd June, 2016

nginx vulnerability

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 issue
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 version:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:: nginx-extras

1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2; nginx-full

1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2; nginx-core

1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2; nginx-light

1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Ubuntu 15.10:: nginx-extras

1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2; nginx-full

1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2; nginx-core

1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2; nginx-light

1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:: nginx-extras

1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5; nginx-full

1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5; nginx-core

1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5; nginx-light

1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5

To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

CVE-2016-4450

Source: USN-2991-1: nginx vulnerability

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