GLSA 201310-04: nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/06/2013
Bugs:	#458726, #468870
ID:	201310-04

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nginx, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
www-servers/nginx	< 1.4.1-r2	>= 1.4.1-r2	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nginx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted request, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a context-dependent attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-servers/nginx-1.4.1-r2"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201310-04.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.