Ubuntu 16.10: USN-3114-2 Moderate: Nginx Packaging Regression

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October 27, 2016

USN-3114-1 introduced a regression in nginx packaging.

Summary

USN-3114-1 introduced a regression in nginx packaging.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-3114-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. A packaging issue prevented

nginx from being reinstalled or upgraded to a subsequent release. This

update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Dawid Golunski discovered that the nginx package incorrectly handled log

file permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain

root privileges.

Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack upgrade ubuntu nginx packaging

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.10:
  nginx-common                    1.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  nginx-core                      1.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  nginx-extras                    1.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  nginx-full                      1.10.1-0ubuntu1.2
  nginx-light                     1.10.1-0ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  nginx-common                    1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
  nginx-core                      1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
  nginx-extras                    1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
  nginx-full                      1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4
  nginx-light                     1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.4

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  nginx-common                    1.4.6-1ubuntu3.7
  nginx-core                      1.4.6-1ubuntu3.7
  nginx-extras                    1.4.6-1ubuntu3.7
  nginx-full                      1.4.6-1ubuntu3.7
  nginx-light                     1.4.6-1ubuntu3.7

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