CVE-2022-41743

Description

NGINX Plus before versions R27 P1 and R26 P1 have a vulnerability in the module ngx_http_hls_module that might allow a local attacker to corrupt NGINX worker memory, resulting in its crash or potential other impact using a specially crafted audio or video file. The issue affects only NGINX Plus when the hls directive is used in the configuration file. Further, the attack is possible only if an attacker can trigger processing of a specially crafted audio or video file with the module ngx_http_hls_module.

How to fix CVE-2022-41743

To remediate CVE-2022-41743, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 1.12.4 or later

Is CVE-2022-41743 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• >= 1.9.0, < 1.12.4, >= 2.0.0, < 2.4.0

CVSS scores

References (1)

• WEBsupport.f5.com/csp/article/K01112063