MGASA-2014-0513

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    MGASA-2014-0513

    Published: 5 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8583

    Summary: Updated apache-mod_wsgi package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that mod_wsgi incorrectly handled errors when setting up the working directory and group access rights. A malicious application could possibly use this issue to cause a local privilege escalation when using daemon mode (CVE-2014-8583).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14720, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2431-1/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apache-mod_wsgi

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/apache-mod_wsgi?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.5-1.2.mga4

    Affected versions

    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
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