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Debian DSA-3592-1 Critical: Nginx NULL Pointer Dereference DoS

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Calendar Grey June 1, 2016
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Enhance your Nginx installations to avoid service disruptions caused by NULL pointer dereference weaknesses on Debian systems.
It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference in the Nginx code responsible for saving client request bodies to a temporary file might result in denial of service: Malformed re...
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Summary

It was discovered that a NULL pointer dereference in the Nginx code
responsible for saving client request bodies to a temporary file might
result in denial of service: Malformed requests could crash worker
processes.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.6.2-5+deb8u2.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.10.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your nginx packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: nginx
CVE ID: CVE-2016-4450

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