SB2015120301 - Ubuntu update for mod_wsgi
Published: December 3, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015120301
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege dropping (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8583)
CWE-ID: CWE-271 - Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists during creating a daemon process group due to improper handling when group privileges cannot be dropped. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.