USN-8955-1: nginx vulnerabilities

Publication date

26 October 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in nginx.


Packages

  • nginx - small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled certain configurations
using the alias directive together with rewrite rules. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-15176)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled map directives using
regex matching under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-93479)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled HTTP/3 requests when
proxy_request_buffering was enabled. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject data into proxied requests.
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It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled certain configurations
using the alias directive together with rewrite rules. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a
denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-15176)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled map directives using
regex matching under certain circumstances. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to cause nginx to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-93479)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled HTTP/3 requests when
proxy_request_buffering was enabled. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu 26.10. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to inject data into proxied requests.
(CVE-2026-95101)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled asynchronous file I/O
in certain configurations with Server Side Includes pages. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause nginx to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-97205)

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled SSL session ticket keys
when configured with a shared session cache but without explicit ticket
key rotation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS,
and Ubuntu 26.10. A remote attacker
could possibly use this issue to forge client SSL sessions and bypass
client certificate verification.
(CVE-2026-97629)


Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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


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