Upstream information

CVE-2026-9256 at MITRE

Description

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.

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SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail SUSE
Base Score 8.1
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail SUSE
Base Score 9.2
Vector 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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Attack Requirements Present
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1266215 [NEW]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 nginx Affected
openSUSE Leap 16.0 nginx Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP5 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 nginx Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 nginx Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 nginx Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 nginx Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 nginx Affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 nginx Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.3 nginx Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.4 nginx Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.5 nginx Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 nginx Affected
Container Status
private-registry/1.2/harbor-portal
private-registry/harbor-nginx
private-registry/harbor-portal
suse/nginx
suse/rmt-nginx
nginxAffected


SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri May 22 18:06:03 2026
CVE page last modified: Fri May 22 21:22:20 2026