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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-21 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: mod_wsgi: Privilege escalation |
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Date: December 13, 2014 |
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Bugs: #510938 |
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ID: 201412-21 |
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Synopsis |
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Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi, the worst of which |
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could result in local privilege escalation. |
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Background |
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mod_wsgi is an Apache2 module for running Python WSGI applications. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 www-apache/mod_wsgi < 3.5 >= 3.5 |
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Description |
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Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi: |
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* Error codes returned by setuid are not properly handled |
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(CVE-2014-0240) |
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* A memory leak exists via the "Content-Type" header (CVE-2014-0242) |
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Impact |
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A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges. Furthermore, |
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a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All mod_wsgi users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_wsgi-3.5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0240 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0240 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2014-0242 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0242 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-21.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |