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High ALSA-2021:2259 1 CVE

Important: nginx:1.18 security update

Published Jun 7, 2021 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage.

Security Fix(es):

* nginx: Off-by-one in ngx_resolver_copy() when labels are followed by a pointer to a root domain name (CVE-2021-23017)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 14

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-all-modules 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-filesystem 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-image-filter 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-image-filter 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-perl 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-perl 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-http-xslt-filter 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-mail 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-mail 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-stream 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.4.0+2472+f736ed63.1.alma
AlmaLinux · 8 nginx-mod-stream 1:1.18.0-3.module_el8.5.0+36+48437aab.1.alma

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2021-23017