Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2022-2266 | 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. |
Github GHSA |
GHSA-4284-jfhc-f854 | Phusion Passenger incorrect permission assignment |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-17T04:24:12.056Z
Reserved: 2018-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2018-12615
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-21T15:29:00.367
Modified: 2024-11-21T03:45:32.913
Link: CVE-2018-12615
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