SB2024092806 - Gentoo update for nginx

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-7347)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the ngx_http_mp4_module when reading mp4 files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the web server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the server is built with the ngx_http_mp4_module and the "mp4" directive is used in the configuration file.

2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24989)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the HTTP/3 QUIC experimental module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24990)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the HTTP/3 QUIC experimental module. A remote attacker can send specially crafted requests to the web server and preform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-32