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
Source: USN-2991-1: nginx vulnerability
