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[USN-8398-1] nginx vulnerability

Posted on 08 June 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8398-1
June 08, 2026

nginx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

nginx could be made to consume excessive resources if it received specially
crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- nginx: small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

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.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
nginx 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3
nginx-core 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3
nginx-extras 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3
nginx-full 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3
nginx-light 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 25.10
nginx 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5
nginx-core 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5
nginx-extras 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5
nginx-full 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5
nginx-light 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
nginx 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10
nginx-core 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10
nginx-extras 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10
nginx-full 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10
nginx-light 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
nginx 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13
nginx-core 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13
nginx-extras 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13
nginx-full 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13
nginx-light 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8398-1
CVE-2026-49975

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.28.3-2ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.28.0-6ubuntu1.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.24.0-2ubuntu7.10
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu14.13

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