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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4235-2 Critical: nginx Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey January 15, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The nginx update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM resolves a significant vulnerability that risks exposing private data during transmission.
nginx could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

nginx could be made to expose sensitive information over the

network.

Software Description:

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

Details:

USN-4235-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Bert JW Regeer and Francisco Oca Gonzalez discovered that nginx incorrectly

handled certain error_page configurations. A remote attacker could possibly

use this issue to perform HTTP request smuggling attacks and access

resources contrary to expectations.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access Ubuntu information disclosure nginx HTTP smuggling error_page issue

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  nginx-common                    1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm1
  nginx-core                      1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm1
  nginx-extras                    1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm1
  nginx-full                      1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm1
  nginx-light                     1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4235-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4235-1

CVE-2019-20372

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January 15, 2020

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote access Ubuntu information disclosure nginx HTTP smuggling error_page issue

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