Gentoo: GLSA-201412-21: mod_wsgi: Privilege escalation
Summary
Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi:
* Error codes returned by setuid are not properly handled
(CVE-2014-0240)
* A memory leak exists via the "Content-Type" header (CVE-2014-0242)
Resolution
All mod_wsgi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_wsgi-3.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-0240 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0240 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-0242 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0242
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201412-21
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Two vulnerabilities have been found in mod_wsgi, the worst of which could result in local privilege escalation.
Background
mod_wsgi is an Apache2 module for running Python WSGI applications.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apache/mod_wsgi < 3.5 >= 3.5
Impact
===== A local attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to obtain sensitive information.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.