CVE-2026-42946

Publication date 13 May 2026

Last updated 6 June 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

A vulnerability exists in the ngx_http_scgi_module and ngx_http_uwsgi_module modules that may result in excessive memory allocation or an over-read of data. When scgi_pass or uwsgi_pass is configured, an unauthenticated attacker with man-in-the-middle (MITM) ability to control responses from an upstream server may be able to read the memory of the NGINX worker process or restart it.  Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
nginx 26.04 LTS resolute
Fixed 1.28.3-2ubuntu1.2
25.10 questing
Fixed 1.28.0-6ubuntu1.4
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 1.24.0-2ubuntu7.9
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1.18.0-6ubuntu14.12
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.18.0-0ubuntu1.7+esm1
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.14.0-0ubuntu1.11+esm2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.10.3-0ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm7
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.4.6-1ubuntu3.9+esm6

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
nginx

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

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