Use After Free Affecting nginx-mod-http-image-filter package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NGINXMODHTTPIMAGEFILTER-16797318
  • published22 May 2026
  • disclosed13 May 2026

Introduced: 13 May 2026

CVE-2026-40701  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:9 nginx-mod-http-image-filter.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nginx-mod-http-image-filter package and not the nginx-mod-http-image-filter package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_ssl_module module when the ssl_verify_client directive is set to "on" or "optional," and the ssl_ocsp directive is set to "on" or the leaf parameters are configured with a resolver. With this configuration, an unauthenticated attacker can send requests along with conditions beyond its control that may cause a heap-use-after-free error in the NGINX worker process. This vulnerability may result in limited modification of data or the NGINX worker process restarting.

 Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1