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Ubuntu 7014-2: nginx Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey October 8, 2024
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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

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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