Phusion Passenger 4.0.37 allows local users to write to certain files and directories via a symlink attack on (1) control_process.pid or a (2) generation-* file. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-1831.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger | Phusion | * | 4.0.36 (including) |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | utopic | * |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Ruby-passenger | Ubuntu | wily | * |