1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4099-1

USN-4099-1: nginx vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 August 2019

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • nginx - small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details

Jonathan Looney discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2
implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume
resources, leading to a denial of service.

Jonathan Looney discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2
implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to consume
resources, leading to 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
19.04 disco nginx-common –  1.15.9-0ubuntu1.1
nginx-core –  1.15.9-0ubuntu1.1
nginx-extras –  1.15.9-0ubuntu1.1
nginx-full –  1.15.9-0ubuntu1.1
nginx-light –  1.15.9-0ubuntu1.1
18.04 bionic nginx-common –  1.14.0-0ubuntu1.4
nginx-core –  1.14.0-0ubuntu1.4
nginx-extras –  1.14.0-0ubuntu1.4
nginx-full –  1.14.0-0ubuntu1.4
nginx-light –  1.14.0-0ubuntu1.4
16.04 xenial nginx-common –  1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
nginx-core –  1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
nginx-extras –  1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
nginx-full –  1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
nginx-light –  1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.4

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References

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