Description
Phusion Passenger before 4.0.37 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on (1) control_process.pid or a (2) generation-* file.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | passenger | 4.0.37-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | passenger | 4.0.37-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | passenger | 4.0.37-1 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | passenger | < 4.0.38 | 4.0.38 | GHSA-c7j7-p5jq-26ff |
References
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736958
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/34b1087870c2
- [oss-security] 20140130 Re: CVE request: temporary file issue in Passenger rubygem mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058992
- FEDORA-2015-1151 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20140128 CVE request: temporary file issue in Passenger rubygem mailing-list