vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-3812-1 (CVE-2018-16844): nginx vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Nov 6, 2018
Added
Nov 15, 2018
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
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. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-nginx-commonubuntu-upgrade-nginx-coreubuntu-upgrade-nginx-extrasubuntu-upgrade-nginx-fullubuntu-upgrade-nginx-light
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