USN-2431-2

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    USN-2431-2

    Published: 4 Dec 2014Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: maas regression

    Details: USN-2431-1 fixed vulnerabilities in mod_wsgi. The security update exposed an issue in the MAAS package, causing a regression. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory 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-2431-2, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1399016

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: maas

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+bzr2294-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.5.4+bzr2294-0ubuntu1.2

    Affected versions

    1.4+bzr1693+dfsg-0ubuntu2

    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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