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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4415-1 (passenger - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'passenger' package(s) announced via the DSA-4415-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
An arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in passenger, a web application server. A local user allowed to deploy an application to passenger, can take advantage of this flaw by creating a symlink from the REVISION file to an arbitrary file on the system and have its content displayed through passenger-status.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'passenger' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in version 5.0.30-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your passenger packages.