MGASA-2018-0459

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    MGASA-2018-0459

    Published: 17 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated nginx package fixes security vulnerabilities

    Details: 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://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0459.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23821

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: nginx

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/nginx?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.10.3-1.2.mga6

    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