Security update for apache2-mod_wsgi

SUSE Security Update: Security update for apache2-mod_wsgi
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1572-1
Rating: moderate
References: #903961
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Cloud 4
  • SUSE Cloud 3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    apache2-mod_wsgi was updated to fix one security issue:

    * Failure to handle errors when attempting to drop group privileges.
    (CVE-2014-8583)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-8583

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Cloud 4:
      zypper in -t patch sleclo40sp3-apache2-mod_wsgi-10019
    • SUSE Cloud 3:
      zypper in -t patch sleclo30sp3-apache2-mod_wsgi-10020

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Cloud 4 (x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_wsgi-3.3-5.7.1
    • SUSE Cloud 3 (x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_wsgi-3.3-5.7.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8583.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=903961
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=774a655e97a0f4ea39b012023a08b5ce
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=dfb6386f3e5bab137b2e20e861bcee09