Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5261.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5261-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'passenger' package(s) announced via the USN-5261-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'passenger' package(s) announced via the USN-5261-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Phusion Passenger incorrectly handled a file path in the application root folder. An attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2017-16355) It was discovered that Phusion Passenger had a race condition in the nginx module that could be used to perform a symlink attack. An attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. (CVE-2018-12029) Affected Software/OS: 'passenger' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.4 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-16355 Bugtraq: 20190324 [SECURITY] [DSA 4415-1] passenger security update (Google Search) https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/34 Debian Security Information: DSA-4415 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4415 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-12029 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-02 https://blog.phusion.nl/passenger-5-3-2 https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/phusion-passenger-priv-esc https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/06/msg00007.html
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