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CVE-2014-0240

Publication date 23 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mod-wsgi 14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1
13.10 saucy
Fixed 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.13.10.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.3-4ubuntu0.1
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored

Notes

mdeslaur

from upstream: The issue is believed to affect Linux systems running kernel versions >= 2.6.0 and < 3.1.0.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
mod-wsgi

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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