MGASA-2018-0459 - Updated nginx package fixes security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 17 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0459.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 6
CVE: CVE-2018-16843,
     CVE-2018-16844,
     CVE-2018-16845

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption
(CVE-2018-16843).

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage
(CVE-2018-16844).

nginx before versions 1.15.6, 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the
ngx_http_mp4_module, which might allow an attacker to cause infinite
loop in a worker process, cause a worker process crash, or might result
in worker process memory disclosure by using a specially crafted mp4
file (CVE-2018-16845).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23821
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16843
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16844
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16845

SRPMS:
- 6/core/nginx-1.10.3-1.2.mga6

Mageia 2018-0459: nginx security update

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption (CVE-2018-16843)

Summary

nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive memory consumption (CVE-2018-16843).
nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage (CVE-2018-16844).
nginx before versions 1.15.6, 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the ngx_http_mp4_module, which might allow an attacker to cause infinite loop in a worker process, cause a worker process crash, or might result in worker process memory disclosure by using a specially crafted mp4 file (CVE-2018-16845).

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23821

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16843

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16844

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16845

Resolution

MGASA-2018-0459 - Updated nginx package fixes security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 6/core/nginx-1.10.3-1.2.mga6

Severity
Publication date: 17 Nov 2018
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0459.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2018-16843, CVE-2018-16844, CVE-2018-16845

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