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High RLSA-2021:2290 1 CVE

Important: nginx:1.16 security update

Published Jun 8, 2021 · Updated Feb 4, 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 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Rocky Linux · 8 nginx 1:1.16.1-2.module+el8.4.0+543+efbf198b.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1963121