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From: Kristian Fiskerstrand <k_f@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201606-06 ] nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2016 18:31:53
Message-Id: c3b468a6-c9a0-3c6b-13ed-91562cc19d1a@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 17, 2016
10 Bugs: #560854, #573046, #584744
11 ID: 201606-06
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nginx, the worst of which
19 may allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service.
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21 Background
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24 nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy
25 server.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 www-servers/nginx < 1.10.1 >= 1.10.1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nginx. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition
45 via a crafted packet.
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47 Workaround
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50 There is no known workaround at this time.
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52 Resolution
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55 All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:
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57 # emerge --sync
58 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.10.1"
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60 References
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63 [ 1 ] CVE-2013-3587
64 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3587
65 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-0742
66 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0742
67 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-0746
68 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0746
69 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-0747
70 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-0747
71 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-4450
72 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4450
73 [ 6 ] CVE-2016-4450
74 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-4450
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76 Availability
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79 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
80 the Gentoo Security Website:
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82 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-06
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84 Concerns?
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87 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
88 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
89 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
90 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
91 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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93 License
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96 Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
97 belongs to its owner(s).
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99 The contents of this document are licensed under the
100 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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102 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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