Debian DSA-4750-1 : nginx - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 139878

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was reported that the Lua module for Nginx, a high-performance web and reverse proxy server, is prone to a HTTP request smuggling vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade the nginx packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.14.2-2+deb10u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139878

File Name: debian_DSA-4750.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/27/2020

Updated: 2/23/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-11724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:nginx

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/12/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-11724

DSA: 4750

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