usn-8398-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-06-09 13:48
Modified
2026-06-09 13:48
Summary
nginx regression
Details

USN-8398-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. The update introduced a regression causing nginx to crash when being used with external modules. This update reverts the fix for CVE-2026-49975 pending further investigation.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled certain cookie headers in the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to consume excessive resources, resulting in a denial of service.

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-8398-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. The update introduced a\nregression causing nginx to crash when being used with external modules.\nThis update reverts the fix for CVE-2026-49975 pending further\ninvestigation.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled certain cookie headers in\n the HTTP/2 implementation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue\n to cause nginx to consume excessive resources, resulting in a denial of\n service.",
  "id": "USN-8398-2",
  "modified": "2026-06-09T13:48:05Z",
  "published": "2026-06-09T13:48:05Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8398-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/2155992"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "nginx regression",
  "upstream": []
}



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