USN-3352-1: nginx vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3352-1
13th July, 2017
nginx vulnerability
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 version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
nginx-extras
1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
-
nginx-full
1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
-
nginx-common
1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
-
nginx-light
1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
-
nginx-core
1.10.3-1ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 16.10:
-
nginx-extras
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
-
nginx-full
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
-
nginx-common
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
-
nginx-light
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
-
nginx-core
1.10.1-0ubuntu1.3
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
nginx-extras
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
-
nginx-full
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
-
nginx-common
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
-
nginx-light
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
-
nginx-core
1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
nginx-extras
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
-
nginx-full
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
-
nginx-common
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
-
nginx-light
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
-
nginx-core
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.8
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-3352-1: nginx vulnerability
