Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-8583
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.
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References
10- modwsgi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/release-notes/version-4.2.4.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0513.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-12/msg00036.htmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/19/7nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/04/8nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68111nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2431-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-49nvd
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