Description
Phusion Passenger 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1831.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | passenger | >= 4.0.37, < 4.0.38 | 4.0.38 | GHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59 |
References
- [oss-security] 20140129 Re: CVE request: temporary file issue in Passenger rubygem mailing-list
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736958
- [oss-security] 20150130 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
- https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/94428057c602da3d6d34ef75c78091066ecac5c0