CVE-2014-0240

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    CVE-2014-0240

    Published: 27 May 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/59551, http://secunia.com/advisories/60094, http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html, http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.5.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High