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Ubuntu 7014-2: nginx Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 8, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical nginx updates fix a potential DoS issue from crafted network traffic on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 18.04 LTS.
nginx could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: nginx could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic. Software Description: - nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server Details: USN-7014-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details:  It was discovered that the nginx ngx_http_mp4 module incorrectly handled  certain malformed mp4 files. In environments where the mp4 directive is in  use, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to  crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   nginx                           1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-common                    1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-core                      1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-extras                    1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-full                      1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-light                     1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm1                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   nginx                           1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-common                    1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-core                      1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-extras                    1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-full                      1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   nginx-light                     1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7014-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7014-1

  CVE-2024-7347

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7014-2

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