Ubuntu alert USN-8398-1 (nginx)

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[USN-8398-1] nginx vulnerability
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Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:27:22 +0000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8398-1
June 08, 2026

nginx vulnerability
==========================================================================

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/1.24.0-2ubuntu...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu...


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