QID 239419

Date Published: 2021-06-14

QID 239419: Red Hat Update for nginx:1.18 (RHSA-2021:2259)

nginx is a web and proxy server supporting HTTP and other protocols, with a focus on high concurrency, performance, and low memory usage.

Security Fix(es): nginx: Off-by-one in ngx_resolver_copy()
when labels are followed by a pointer to a root domain name (CVE-2021-23017)

Affected Products:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 8 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 8 s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 8.4 s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 8 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 8.4 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4 x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 8 aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support 8.4 aarch64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 ppc64le
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 x86_64

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
  • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to Applying Package Updates to RHEL system for details.

    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2021:2259 to address this issue and obtain more information.

    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 239419

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2021:2259 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2259?language=en