SUSE-SU-2016:0042-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0042-1

    Published: 7 Jan 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Security update for rubygem-passenger

    Details: This update fixes the following security issues: - CVE-2015-7519: Passenger is not filtering environment like apache is doing (bnc#956281) - CVE-2013-4136: Fixed security issue Passenger would reuse existing server instance directories (temporary directories) which could cause Passenger to remove or overwrite files belonging to other instances. Solution: If the server instance directory already exists, it will now be removed first in order get correct directory permissions. If the directory still exists after removal, Phusion Passenger aborts to avoid writing to a directory with unexpected permissions.(bnc#919726) - CVE-2013-2119: Fixed security issue related with incorrect temporary file usage (bnc#828005)

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160042-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/828005, https://bugzilla.suse.com/919726, https://bugzilla.suse.com/956281, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2119, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4136, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7519

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rubygem-passenger

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-passenger&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.0.14-0.14.1

    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