Packages
- nginx - small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details
Luis Merino, Markus Vervier, and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that nginx
incorrectly handled responses to the DNS resolver. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Luis Merino, Markus Vervier, and Eric Sesterhenn discovered that nginx
incorrectly handled responses to the DNS resolver. A remote attacker could
use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.04 hirsute | nginx-common – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | ||
| nginx-extras – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | |||
| nginx-core – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | |||
| nginx – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | |||
| nginx-light – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | |||
| nginx-full – 1.18.0-6ubuntu8.2 | |||
| 20.10 groovy | nginx-common – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | ||
| nginx – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | |||
| nginx-light – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | |||
| nginx-extras – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | |||
| nginx-core – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | |||
| nginx-full – 1.18.0-6ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 20.04 focal | nginx-common – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | ||
| nginx-extras – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| nginx-core – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| nginx – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| nginx-light – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| nginx-full – 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | nginx-common – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | ||
| nginx-extras – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | |||
| nginx-core – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | |||
| nginx – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | |||
| nginx-light – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | |||
| nginx-full – 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.9 | |||
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