USN-8038-1: nginx vulnerability

Publication date

12 February 2026

Overview

nginx could be made to insert content into proxied server data.


Packages

  • nginx - small, powerful, scalable web/proxy server

Details

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled proxying to upstream TLS
servers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert plain text
data into the response from an upstream proxied server.

It was discovered that nginx incorrectly handled proxying to upstream TLS
servers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to insert plain text
data into the response from an upstream proxied server.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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