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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201406-20 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: nginx: Arbitrary code execution |
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Date: June 22, 2014 |
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Bugs: #505018 |
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ID: 201406-20 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability has been found in nginx which may allow execution of |
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arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy |
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server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-servers/nginx < 1.4.7 >= 1.4.7 |
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Description |
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A bug in the SPDY implementation in nginx was found which might cause a |
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heap memory buffer overflow in a worker process by using a specially |
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crafted request. The SPDY implementation is not enabled in default |
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configurations. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could cause execution of arbitrary code by using a |
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specially crafted request. |
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Workaround |
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Disable the spdy module in NGINX_MODULES_HTTP. |
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Resolution |
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All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.4.7" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0133 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0133 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201406-20.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |