[ GLSA 201606-06 ] nginx

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: nginx: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201606-06)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: June 17, 2016
Bug(s): #560854, #573046, #584744
ID: 201606-06

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in nginx, the worst of
which may allow a remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service.


Background

nginx is a robust, small, and high performance HTTP and reverse proxy
server.


Affected Packages

Package: www-servers/nginx
Vulnerable: < 1.10.1
Unaffected: >= 1.10.1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in nginx. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition via
a crafted packet.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All nginx users should upgrade to the latest version: