CVE-2018-16844

libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam: nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excess...

CVE-2018-16844 is fixed in 25 products on 1 platform, first by libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2, released November 5, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1273
96th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-auth-pam 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-cache-purge 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-echo · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-echo 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-fancyindex · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-fancyindex 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-geoip · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-geoip 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-headers-more-filter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-headers-more-filter 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-image-filter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-image-filter 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-lua · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-lua 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-ndk · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-ndk 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-perl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-perl 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-subs-filter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-subs-filter 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-uploadprogress 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-upstream-fair 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-http-xslt-filter 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-mail · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-mail 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-nchan · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-nchan 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-rtmp · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-rtmp 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
libnginx-mod-stream · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 libnginx-mod-stream 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx-common 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx-core · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx-core 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx-extras · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx-extras 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx-full · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx-full 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018
nginx-light · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 nginx-light 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.2 Nov 5, 2018

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