| Name | CVE-2014-8583 |
| Description | mod_wsgi before 4.2.4 for Apache, when creating a daemon process group, does not properly handle when group privileges cannot be dropped, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mod-wsgi (PTS) | jessie | 4.3.0-1 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 4.5.11-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 4.6.5-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 4.7.1-3+deb11u1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 4.9.4-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.0.1-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mod-wsgi | source | (unstable) | 4.2.7-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - mod-wsgi <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[squeeze] - mod-wsgi <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/GrahamDumpleton/mod_wsgi/commit/545354a80b9cc20d8b6916ca30542eab36c3b8bd