nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4335-1 nginx security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-8640 nginx before versions 1.15.6 and 1.14.1 has a vulnerability in the implementation of HTTP/2 that can allow for excessive CPU usage. This issue affects nginx compiled with the ngx_http_v2_module (not compiled by default) if the 'http2' option of the 'listen' directive is used in a configuration file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3812-1 nginx vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T10:32:54.086Z

Reserved: 2018-09-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-16844

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-11-07T14:29:00.837

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:53:25.810

Link: CVE-2018-16844

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-11-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-16844 - Bugzilla

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