1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2991-1

USN-2991-1: nginx vulnerability

Publication date

2 June 2016

Overview

nginx could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • 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.

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

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
16.04 xenial nginx-core –  1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-extras –  1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-full –  1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
nginx-light –  1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
15.10 wily nginx-core –  1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-extras –  1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-full –  1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
nginx-light –  1.9.3-1ubuntu1.2
14.04 trusty nginx-core –  1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-extras –  1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-full –  1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5
nginx-light –  1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5

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