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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.3490
nginx vulnerabilities patched in Ubuntu
8 November 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: nginx-common
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-16845 CVE-2018-16844 CVE-2018-16843
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3812-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running nginx-common check for an updated version of the software
for their operating system.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3812-1
November 07, 2018
nginx vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.10
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in nginx.
Software Description:
- - nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details:
It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2 implementation.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause excessive memory
consumption, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-16843)
Gal Goldshtein discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the HTTP/2
implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
excessive CPU usage, leading to a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.
(CVE-2018-16844)
It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled the ngx_http_mp4_module
module. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue with a specially
crafted mp4 file to cause nginx to crash, stop responding, or access
arbitrary memory. (CVE-2018-16845)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
nginx-common 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
nginx-core 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
nginx-extras 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
nginx-full 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
nginx-light 1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
nginx-common 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
nginx-core 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
nginx-extras 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
nginx-full 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
nginx-light 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
nginx-common 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
nginx-core 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
nginx-extras 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
nginx-full 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
nginx-light 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
nginx-common 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
nginx-core 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
nginx-extras 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
nginx-full 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
nginx-light 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3812-1
CVE-2018-16843, CVE-2018-16844, CVE-2018-16845
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.15.5-0ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9
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