Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871194
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for mod_wsgi RHSA-2014:0788-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'mod_wsgi'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'mod_wsgi' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: The mod_wsgi adapter is an Apache module that provides a WSGI-compliant interface for hosting Python-based web applications within Apache. It was found that mod_wsgi did not properly drop privileges if the call to setuid() failed. If mod_wsgi was set up to allow unprivileged users to run WSGI applications, a local user able to run a WSGI application could possibly use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system. (CVE-2014-0240) Note: mod_wsgi is not intended to provide privilege separation for WSGI applications. Systems relying on mod_wsgi to limit or sandbox the privileges of mod_wsgi applications should migrate to a different solution with proper privilege separation. It was discovered that mod_wsgi could leak memory of a hosted web application via the 'Content-Type' header. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to disclose limited portions of the web application's memory. (CVE-2014-0242) Red Hat would like to thank Graham Dumpleton for reporting these issues. Upstream acknowledges Robert Kisteleki as the original reporter of CVE-2014-0240, and Buck Golemon as the original reporter of CVE-2014-0242. All mod_wsgi users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches to correct these issues. Affected Software/OS: mod_wsgi on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6), Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 6.2 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0240 BugTraq ID: 67532 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67532 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/21/1 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0789 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0789.html http://secunia.com/advisories/59551 http://secunia.com/advisories/60094 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-0242 http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2014/05/security-release-for-modwsgi-version-35.html http://modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-3.4.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67534
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