USN-4235-1: nginx vulnerability
nginx vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
nginx could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Software Description
- nginx – small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details
Bert JW Regeer and Francisco Oca Gonzalez discovered that nginx incorrectly
handled certain error_page configurations. A remote attacker could possibly
use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks and access
resources contrary to expectations.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.10
- nginx-common – 1.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
- nginx-core – 1.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
- nginx-extras – 1.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
- nginx-full – 1.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
- nginx-light – 1.16.1-0ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 19.04
- nginx-common – 1.15.9-0ubuntu1.2
- nginx-core – 1.15.9-0ubuntu1.2
- nginx-extras – 1.15.9-0ubuntu1.2
- nginx-full – 1.15.9-0ubuntu1.2
- nginx-light – 1.15.9-0ubuntu1.2
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- nginx-common – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.7
- nginx-core – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.7
- nginx-extras – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.7
- nginx-full – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.7
- nginx-light – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.7
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- nginx-common – 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
- nginx-core – 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
- nginx-extras – 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
- nginx-full – 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
- nginx-light – 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
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-4235-1: nginx vulnerability
