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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-201612-49.xml |
reinit the tree, so we can have metadata
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-49.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-49.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..37e57f823d28 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-201612-49.xml @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="201612-49"> + <title>mod_wsgi: Privilege escalation</title> + <synopsis>A vulnerability in mod_wsgi could lead to privilege escalation.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mod_wsgi</product> + <announced>2016-12-30</announced> + <revised>2016-12-30: 1</revised> + <bug>536270</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-apache/mod_wsgi" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">4.3.0</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">4.3.0</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>mod_wsgi is an Apache2 module for running Python WSGI applications.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>mod_wsgi, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle + dropping group privileges. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p>Context-dependent attackers could escalate privileges due to the + improper handling of group privileges. + </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-4.3.0" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8583">CVE-2014-8583</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2016-11-23T00:29:47Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2016-12-30T00:41:42Z">b-man</metadata> +</glsa> |