Use After Free Affecting nginx package, versions [1.25.0,1.26.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NGINX-7172732
  • published31 May 2024
  • disclosed29 May 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 May 2024

CVE-2024-34161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade nginx to version 1.26.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free due to the handling of undisclosed QUIC packets in specific network configurations. An attacker can cause memory leakage by sending specially crafted QUIC packets when the HTTP/3 QUIC module is enabled and the network supports an MTU of 4096 or greater without fragmentation.

CVSS Scores

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