USN-3114-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3114-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3114-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3114-1
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Published
2016-10-25T19:19:09.549818Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:18Z
Summary
nginx vulnerability
Details

Dawid Golunski discovered that the nginx package incorrectly handled log file permissions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain root privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / nginx

Package

Name
nginx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nginx@1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.1-3ubuntu1
1.4.3-2ubuntu1
1.4.4-1ubuntu1
1.4.4-2ubuntu1
1.4.4-4ubuntu1
1.4.5-1ubuntu1
1.4.6-1ubuntu2
1.4.6-1ubuntu3
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.1
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.2
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.3
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.4
1.4.6-1ubuntu3.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-extras"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-full"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-light"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-naxsi"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.6-1ubuntu3.6",
            "binary_name": "nginx-naxsi-ui"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-1247"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / nginx

Package

Name
nginx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/nginx@1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.3-1ubuntu1
1.9.6-2ubuntu1
1.9.6-2ubuntu2
1.9.9-0ubuntu1
1.9.9-1ubuntu1
1.9.10-0ubuntu1
1.9.10-1ubuntu1
1.9.11-0ubuntu1
1.9.11-0ubuntu2
1.9.12-0ubuntu1
1.9.13-0ubuntu1
1.9.14-0ubuntu1
1.9.15-0ubuntu1
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx-core"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx-extras"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx-full"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.10.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
            "binary_name": "nginx-light"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2016-1247"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
    }
}