MGASA-2016-0065

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    MGASA-2016-0065

    Published: 17 Feb 2016Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated nginx packages fix security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated nginx package fixes security vulnerabilities: Several vulnerabilities were discovered in the resolver in nginx, leading to denial of service or, potentially, to arbitrary code execution. These only affect nginx if the "resolver" directive is used in a configuration file (CVE-2016-0742, CVE-2016-0746, CVE-2016-0747).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0065.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17631, http://mailman.nginx.org/pipermail/nginx/2016-January/049700.html, https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3473

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nginx

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/nginx?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.6.2-5.1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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