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CVE-2014-8583

Publication date 4 November 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

mod_wsgi before 4.2.4 for Apache, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle when group privileges cannot be dropped, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mod-wsgi 14.10 utopic
Fixed 3.5-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 3.3-4ubuntu0.2
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life

Patch details

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

Package Patch details
mod-wsgi