Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting nginx-mod-http-image-filter package, versions <2:1.20.1-28.el9_8.4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.04% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-NGINXMODHTTPIMAGEFILTER-17891444
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed17 Jun 2026

Introduced: 17 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-42055  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 nginx-mod-http-image-filter to version 2:1.20.1-28.el9_8.4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:36331.

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_proxy_v2_module and ngx_http_grpc_module modules. This vulnerability exists when the proxy_http_version to 2 or grpc_pass directives are used to proxy HTTP/2 traffic, the ignore_invalid_headers directive is set to off, and the large_client_header_buffers directive size is larger than 2 megabytes. A remote, unauthenticated attacker, along with conditions beyond their control, could send large headers while creating an upstream request. This may cause a heap-based buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR.

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

CVSS Base Scores

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