Update your nginx instances
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/46851448
- Affected an non-affected versions https://nginx.org/en/security_advisories.html
- CVE record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42945
- CVE details https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42945
- PoC https://github.com/DepthFirstDisclosures/Nginx-Rift
CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures system
RCE - Remote Code Execution
PoC - Proof of Concept
I have an old Debian 11 “bullseye” installation running on one of my servers. It’s stuck at nginx 1.18.0, but it should theoretically still be covered by Debian 11 LTS security updates, right? https://wiki.debian.org/LTS/Using
nginx/oldoldstable-security,now 1.18.0-6.1+deb11u5