USN-5054-2

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    USN-5054-2

    Published: 3 Sept 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: uwsgi vulnerability

    Details: USN-5054-1 fixed a vulnerability in uWSGI for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Felix Wilhelm discovered a buffer overflow flaw in the mod_proxy_uwsgi module. An attacker could use this vulnerability to provoke an information disclosure or potentially remote code execution.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5054-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-11984

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: uwsgi

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/uwsgi?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.9.17.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.9.13-4build1
    1.9.17.1-5
    1.9.17.1-5build2
    1.9.17.1-5build4
    1.9.17.1-5build5
    1.9.17.1-5ubuntu0.1

    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
    USN-5054-2 | CVE-DB