Security update for apache2-mod_wsgi

SUSE Security Update: Security update for apache2-mod_wsgi
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:1572-2
Rating: moderate
References: #903961
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Manager Server
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy
  • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2
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    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 Manager Server:
      zypper in -t patch sleman21-apache2-mod_wsgi-10022
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slemap17sp2-apache2-mod_wsgi-10021
    • SUSE Manager Proxy:
      zypper in -t patch slemap21-apache2-mod_wsgi-10022
    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sleman17sp2-apache2-mod_wsgi-10021

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Manager Server (x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_wsgi-3.3-5.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_wsgi-3.3-5.7.1
    • SUSE Manager Proxy (x86_64):
      • apache2-mod_wsgi-3.3-5.7.1
    • SUSE Manager 1.7 for SLE 11 SP2 (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=18fb10915eba9ec79498a8b73c43767b
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8c590da242c918acd79f4c49f1ec16e3