vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2021-23017: nginx: Remote code execution
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | May 26, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | Aug 13, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
May 26, 2021
Added
May 28, 2021
Modified
Aug 13, 2025
Description
A security issue in nginx resolver was identified, which might allow an attacker who is able to forge UDP packets from the DNS server to cause 1-byte memory overwrite, resulting in worker process crash or potential other impact.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-www-servers-nginx
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