CVE-2014-0240 | BDVDB-2026-61836 Detail
Description#
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59551
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532
- http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html
- http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60094
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.