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OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21107-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2026-06-19 16:53 - Updated: 2026-09-17 17:36

Summary

Security update for nginx

Severity

Important

Notes

Title of the patch: Security update for nginx

Description of the patch: This update for nginx fixes the following issue - CVE-2026-9256: heap buffer overflow in the `ngx_http_rewrite_module` when using a configuration with overlapping captures (bsc#1266215).

Patchnames: openSUSE-Leap-16.0-972

CVE-2026-9256

8.1 (High)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Recommended 5 products

Product	Version	Remediation
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:nginx-0:1.27.2-160000.5.1.aarch64	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:nginx-0:1.27.2-160000.5.1.ppc64le	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:nginx-0:1.27.2-160000.5.1.s390x	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:nginx-0:1.27.2-160000.5.1.x86_64	—	Vendor Fix
Unresolved product id: openSUSE Leap 16.0:nginx-source-0:1.27.2-160000.5.1.noarch	—	Vendor Fix

Threats

Impact important

References

6 references

URL	Category
https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/	external
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/o…	self
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1266215	self
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9256/	self
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9256	external
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1266215	external

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CVE-2026-9256 (GCVE-0-2026-9256)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-22 14:11 – Updated: 2026-08-25 12:05 X_F5

Title

NGINX ngx_http_rewrite_module vulnerability

Summary

NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source have a vulnerability in the ngx_http_rewrite_module module. This vulnerability exists when a rewrite directive uses a regex pattern with distinct, overlapping Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) captures (for example, ^/((.*))$) and a replacement string that references multiple such captures (for example, $1$2) in a redirect or arguments context. An unauthenticated attacker along with conditions beyond their control can exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP requests. This may cause a heap buffer overflow in the NGINX worker process leading to a restart. Additionally, attackers can execute code on systems with Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) disabled or when the attacker can bypass ASLR. Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.2 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-22 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Assigner

f5 mitre root

References

15 references

URL	Tags
https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K000161377	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/0…
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026…
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9256	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480746	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/v…	x_sadp-csaf-vex
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29874	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28921	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28212	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28973	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29151	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33313	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20351	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44481	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58981	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT

Impacted products

15 products

Vendor	Product	Version
F5	NGINX Plus	Affected: 37.0 , < 37.0.1.1 (custom) Affected: R36 , < R36 P5 (custom) Affected: R32 , < R32 P7 (custom)
F5	NGINX Open Source	Affected: 1.31.0 , < 1.31.1 (custom) Affected: 1.30.0 , < 1.30.2 (custom) Affected: 0.1.17 , ≤ 0.9.7 (custom)
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	Unaffected: 2:1.26.3-6.el10_2.4 , < * (rpm) cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Unaffected: 8100020260611094050.489197e6 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 9080020260610161820.9 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 2:1.20.1-28.el9_8.3 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	Unaffected: 9080020260609152155.9 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Red Hat	Red Hat Discovery 2	Unaffected: 1782756541 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:discovery:2::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Hardened Images	Unaffected: 1.30.2-1.hum1 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1784794818 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1784794778 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1784795076 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1787241211 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5	Unaffected: 1787241260 , < * (rpm) cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Lightspeed proxy 1	cpe:/a:redhat:insights_proxy:1

Date Public

2026-05-22 14:00

Credits

"F5 acknowledges Mufeed VH of Winfunc Research, Nebula Security (@nebusecurity), and Vexera AI for bringing this issue to our attention and following the highest standards of coordinated disclosure."

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