Mageia: 2018-0459 Moderate: Nginx HTTP/2 Memory and CPU Threats
mageia
November 17, 2018
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption (CVE-2018-16843)
Summary
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption
(CVE-2018-16843).
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage
(CVE-2018-16844).
nginx before versions 1.15.6, 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
ngx_http_mp4_module, which might allow an attacker to cause infinite
loop in a worker process, cause a worker process crash, or might result
in worker process memory disclosure by using a specially crafted mp4
file (CVE-2018-16845).
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23821
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16843
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16844
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16845
Topics Covered
Resolution
SRPMS
- 6/core/nginx-1.10.3-1.2.mga6
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Severity
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Publication date: 17 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0459.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16843,
CVE-2018-16844,
CVE-2018-16845
Topics Covered
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