USN-7715-1: nginx vulnerability

Publication date

25 August 2025

Overview

nginx could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.


Packages

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

Details

It was discovered that the nginx ngx_mail_smtp_module module incorrectly
handled certain memory operations when doing SMTP authentication. This
could possibly result in sensitive information being sent to the
authentication server.

It was discovered that the nginx ngx_mail_smtp_module module incorrectly
handled certain memory operations when doing SMTP authentication. This
could possibly result in sensitive information being sent to the
authentication 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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