USN-3114-1: nginx vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3114-1
25th October, 2016
nginx vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Software description
- nginx - small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server
Details
Dawid Golunski discovered that the nginx package incorrectly handled log
file permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
root privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 16.10:
- nginx-extras 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- nginx-full 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- nginx-common 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- nginx-light 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- nginx-core 1.10.1-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
- nginx-extras 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- nginx-full 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- nginx-common 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- nginx-light 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- nginx-core 1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- nginx-extras 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
- nginx-full 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
- nginx-common 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
- nginx-light 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
- nginx-core 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2dTFcbH