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Ubuntu 25.10 nginx Critical Insertion Security Flaw USN-8038-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
nginx could be made to insert content into proxied server data.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8038-1
February 12, 2026

nginx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

nginx could be made to insert content into proxied server data.

Software Description:
- nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details:

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled proxying to upstream TLS
servers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert plain text
data into the response from an upstream proxied server.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  nginx                           1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1
  nginx-core                      1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1
  nginx-extras                    1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1
  nginx-full                      1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1
  nginx-light                     1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6
  nginx-core                      1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6
  nginx-extras                    1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6
  nginx-full                      1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6
  nginx-light                     1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8
  nginx-core                      1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8
  nginx-extras                    1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8
  nginx-full                      1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8
  nginx-light                     1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8038-1
  CVE-2026-1642

Package Information:
  
  
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8

Ubuntu 25.10 nginx Critical Insertion Security Flaw USN-8038-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey February 12, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Update nginx on Ubuntu to fix content insertion issue affecting proxied data. Critical security advisory USN-8038-1.
nginx could be made to insert content into proxied server data.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: nginx could be made to insert content into proxied server data. Software Description: - nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server Details: It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled proxying to upstream TLS servers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert plain text data into the response from an upstream proxied server.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 nginx 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1 nginx-core 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1 nginx-extras 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1 nginx-full 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1 nginx-light 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS nginx 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6 nginx-core 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6 nginx-extras 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6 nginx-full 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6 nginx-light 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.6 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS nginx 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8 nginx-core 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8 nginx-extras 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8 nginx-full 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8 nginx-light 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8038-1

CVE-2026-1642

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8038-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu14.8

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