CVE-2018-12615

An issue was discovered in switchGroup() in agent/ExecHelper/ExecHelperMain.cpp in Phusion Passenger before 5.3.2. The set of groups (gidset) is not set correctly, leaving it up to randomness (i.e., uninitialized memory) which supplementary groups are actually being set while lowering privileges.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:phusion:passenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:45

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References () https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/4e97fdb86d0a0141ec9a052c6e691fcd07bb45c8 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/4e97fdb86d0a0141ec9a052c6e691fcd07bb45c8 - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-06-21 15:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:45


NVD link : CVE-2018-12615

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12615

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-12615


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Products Affected

phusion

  • passenger
CWE
CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource