SUSE-SU-2018:2039-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:2039-1

    Published: 23 Jul 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-12029

    Summary: Security update for rubygem-passenger

    Details: This update for rubygem-passenger fixes the following issue: The following security vulnerability was addressed: - CVE-2018-12029: Fixed a file system access race condition in the chown command, which allowed for local privilege escalation and affects the Nginx module (bsc#1097663).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20182039-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1097663, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12029

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: rubygem-passenger

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-passenger&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Containers%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.0.18-12.9.1

    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