low2.1
CVE-2014-1831
Insecure use of temporary files in passenger
Impact
Phusion Passenger before 4.0.38 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on 1. `control_process.pid` or 2. a generation-* file.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rubygems | passenger | < 4.0.38 | 4.0.38 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Phusion | Passenger | through 4.0.36 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/149032.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/28/8
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/30/3
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736958
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058992
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/34b1087870c2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7j7-p5jq-26ff
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1831
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2014-1831.yml