CVE-2022-41743 Before R27 P1 and R26 P1, the ngx_http_hls_module has a vulnerability that might allow a local attacker to corrupt NGINX worker memory, resulting in its crash or potential other impact.
This might affect only the NGINX worker process, and not the application if the application is not configured to process the file. The hls directive is used to process audio or video files in HLS protocol. The directive is enabled by default in NGINX. However, if you want to disable the directive, you can set the directive to off in the server configuration file. For example, if you want to disable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls off To enable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls on The directive is used to process audio or video files in HLS protocol. The directive is enabled by default in NGINX. However, if you want to disable the directive, you can set the directive to off in the server configuration file. For example, if you want to disable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls off To enable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls on If you want to update your NGINX version to R27 P1 or R26 P1, you can update NGINX by following the instructions given in the release announcement for the software.
NGINX R27 P1 and R26 P1 Installation Steps
To update your NGINX version to R27 P1 or R26 P1, you can follow the instructions given in the release announcement for the software.
NGINX HTTP Server
NGINX is an HTTP server and reverse proxy, written by Igor Sysoev in 2008. It was released as free software under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
NGINX is among the most widely deployed web servers on the Internet, with over a billion downloads. It is used in websites such as Dropbox, Instagram, Wikipedia, and YouTube (which uses it as its primary web server).
NGINX Workers Introduction and Working Principle
Nginx is an open source web server. It is designed to be very fast and efficient, while being lightweight and very scalable. In order to achieve these goals, Nginx uses so-called "workers" to handle the requests coming in, their responses, and the connection between them. The HLS directive is used to process audio or video files in HLS protocol. The directive is enabled by default in NGINX. However, if you want to disable the directive, you can set the directive to off in the server configuration file. For example, if you want to disable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls off To enable the hls directive, you can set this setting in the server configuration file: hls on
How to Install NGINX Version R27 P1 or R26 P1
The easiest way to install NGINX Version R27 P1 or R26 P1 is by downloading and running the installer from the NGINX website. The instructions for downloading are given in the release announcement for the software for your operating system.
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Published on: 10/19/2022 22:15:00 UTC
Last modified on: 10/23/2022 02:12:00 UTC