An arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in passenger, a web application server. A local user allowed to deploy an application to passenger, can take advantage of this flaw by creating a symlink from the REVISION file to an arbitrary file on the system and have its . - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4415-1
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Passenger, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201807-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Passenger: Multiple Vulnerabilities Date: July 22, 2018 Bugs: #658346 ID: 201807-02 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Passenger, the worst of which could result in the execution of arbitrary code. Background ========= Passenger runs and manages your Ruby, Node.js, and Python apps. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-apache/passenger < 5.3.2 > = 5.3.2 Description ========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Passenger. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ===== A remote attacker could escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All Passenger users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =www-apache/passenger-5.3.2" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2018-12026 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12026 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-12027 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12027 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-12028 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12028 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-12029 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12029 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 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
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