High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-10345
CVE-2016-10345
Description
In Phusion Passenger before 5.1.0, a known /tmp filename was used during passenger-install-nginx-module execution, which could allow local attackers to gain the privileges of the passenger user.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
passengerRubyGems | < 5.1.0 | 5.1.0 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:gem/passengerpkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-passenger&distro=SUSE%20Lifecycle%20Management%20Server%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-passenger&distro=SUSE%20Studio%20Onsite%201.3pkg:rpm/suse/rubygem-passenger&distro=SUSE%20WebYast%201.3
< 5.1.0+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 5.1.0
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.14-0.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.14-0.17.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.14-0.17.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/phusion/passenger/blob/stable-5.1/CHANGELOGnvdPatchRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/e5b4b0824d6b648525b4bf63d9fa37e5beeae441nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqxw-3p7v-p9grghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10345ghsaADVISORY
- blog.phusion.nl/2017/01/10/passenger-5-1-1ghsaWEB
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/passenger/CVE-2016-10345.ymlghsaWEB
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