Summary
USN-4967-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory 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.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | nginx | 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm2 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | nginx | 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
A security issue in nginx resolver was identified, which might allow an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23017