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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8398-3
June 15, 2026

nginx vulnerability
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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:

USN-8398-1 fixed a vulnerability in nginx. The update caused a regression
and was temporarily reverted in USN-8398-2. This update introduces a
complete fix for CVE-2026-49975.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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                           1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5
  nginx-core                      1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5
  nginx-extras                    1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5
  nginx-full                      1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5
  nginx-light                     1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 25.10
  nginx                           1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7
  nginx-core                      1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7
  nginx-extras                    1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7
  nginx-full                      1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7
  nginx-light                     1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12
  nginx-core                      1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12
  nginx-extras                    1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12
  nginx-full                      1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12
  nginx-light                     1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  nginx                           1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15
  nginx-core                      1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15
  nginx-extras                    1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15
  nginx-full                      1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15
  nginx-light                     1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8398-3
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8398-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8398-1
  CVE-2026-49975

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.28.3-2ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.28.0-6ubuntu1.7
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.24.0-2ubuntu7.12
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nginx/1.18.0-6ubuntu14.15

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