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author | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
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committer | V3n3RiX <venerix@redcorelinux.org> | 2017-10-09 18:53:29 +0100 |
commit | 4f2d7949f03e1c198bc888f2d05f421d35c57e21 (patch) | |
tree | ba5f07bf3f9d22d82e54a462313f5d244036c768 /metadata/glsa/glsa-201412-21.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201412-21.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201412-21.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5a686582dfa5 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201412-21.xml @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201412-21"> + <title>mod_wsgi: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi, the worst of which + could result in local privilege escalation. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_wsgi</product> + <announced>2014-12-13</announced> + <revised>2014-12-13: 1</revised> + <bug>510938</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_wsgi" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">3.5</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">3.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>mod_wsgi is an Apache2 module for running Python WSGI applications.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi:</p> + + <ul> + <li>Error codes returned by setuid are not properly handled + (CVE-2014-0240) + </li> + <li>A memory leak exists via the “Content-Type” header + (CVE-2014-0242) + </li> + </ul> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p>A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges. Furthermore, + a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All mod_wsgi users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_wsgi-3.5" + </code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0240">CVE-2014-0240</uri> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0242">CVE-2014-0242</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2014-06-14T02:20:25Z"> + BlueKnight + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2014-12-13T18:03:56Z">ackle</metadata> +</glsa> |