USN-3114-1: nginx vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3114-1
25th October, 2016
nginx vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- nginx
– small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details
Dawid Golunski discovered that the nginx package incorrectly handled log
file permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
root privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
nginx-extras
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
-
nginx-full
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
-
nginx-common
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
-
nginx-light
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
-
nginx-core
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
nginx-extras
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
-
nginx-full
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
-
nginx-common
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
-
nginx-light
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
-
nginx-core
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
nginx-extras
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
-
nginx-full
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
-
nginx-common
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
-
nginx-light
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
-
nginx-core
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
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-3114-1: nginx vulnerability
