Gentoo: 202311-82 Critical: mod_wsgi Security Vulnerability
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December 30, 2016
A vulnerability in mod_wsgi could lead to privilege escalation.
Summary
mod_wsgi, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle dropping group privileges.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All mod_wsgi users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-apache/mod_wsgi-4.3.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-8583 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-8583
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: mod_wsgi: Privilege escalation
Date: December 30, 2016
Bugs: #536270
ID: 201612-49
Topics Covered
Background
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 < 4.3.0 >= 4.3.0
Impact
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Context-dependent attackers could escalate privileges due to the
improper handling of group privileges.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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