Debian: DSA-3592-1: nginx security update

Date 01 Jun 2016

Category Debian Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

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.

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3592-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 01, 2016                         https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : nginx
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-4450

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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