USN-2431-1

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    USN-2431-1

    Published: 3 Dec 2014Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: mod-wsgi 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2431-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8583

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mod-wsgi

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    3.4-4

    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