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Several security issues were fixed in nginx.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7285-1 February 24, 2025 nginx vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in nginx. Software Description: - nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server Details: It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled when multiple server blocks are configured to share the same IP address and port. An attacker could use this issue to use session resumption to bypass client certificate authentication requirements on these servers. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.10. A buffer overflow and a null pointer deref was fixed in nginx rtmp module (#LP 1977718). This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.10 nginx 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-common 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-core 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-dev 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-doc 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-extras 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-full 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 nginx-light 1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libnginx-mod-rtmp 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-common 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-core 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-doc 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-extras 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-full 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 nginx-light 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libnginx-mod-rtmp 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-common 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-core 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-doc 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-extras 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-full 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 nginx-light 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7285-1 CVE-2025-23419, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/+bug/1977718 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.26.0-2ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu14.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7 . Multiple security issues were fixed in nginx for Ubuntu versions. Follow the guidance for necessary updates.. nginx updates, Ubuntu vulnerabilities, web server patches. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team
It was discovered that unplugging one of the monitors in a multi-monitor setup can cause xscreensaver to crash. Someone with physical access to a machine could use this problem to bypass a locked session. . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3438-1
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