Packages
- mod-wsgi - Python WSGI adapter module for Apache
Details
Róbert Kisteleki discovered mod_wsgi incorrectly checked setuid return
values. A malicious application could use this issue to cause a local
privilege escalation when using daemon mode. (CVE-2014-0240)
Buck Golemon discovered that mod_wsgi used memory that had been freed.
A remote attacker could use this issue to read process memory via the
Content-Type response header. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-0242)
Róbert Kisteleki discovered mod_wsgi incorrectly checked setuid return
values. A malicious application could use this issue to cause a local
privilege escalation when using daemon mode. (CVE-2014-0240)
Buck Golemon discovered that mod_wsgi used memory that had been freed.
A remote attacker could use this issue to read process memory via the
Content-Type response header. This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
(CVE-2014-0242)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart apache2 to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.04 trusty | libapache2-mod-wsgi – 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | ||
| libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3 – 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | |||
| 13.10 saucy | libapache2-mod-wsgi – 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.13.10.1 | ||
| libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3 – 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.13.10.1 | |||
| 12.04 precise | libapache2-mod-wsgi – 3.3-4ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3 – 3.3-4ubuntu0.1 | |||
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