CVE catalog
CVE-2014-0240
mod-wsgi: CVE-2014-0240
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.41% · Oct 25, 2026
The mod_wsgi module before 3.5 for Apache, when daemon mode is enabled, does not properly handle error codes returned by setuid when run on certain Linux kernels, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to the number of running processes.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mod-wsgi | sid | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | forky | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | trixie | 5.0.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | bookworm | 4.9.4-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | sid | 3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [748910] |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | forky | 3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [748910] |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | trixie | 3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [748910] |
| Debian | mod-wsgi | source | bookworm | 3.5-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [748910] |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | deb | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | Not reported | USN-2222-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mod-wsgi | deb | 14.04 | 3.4-4ubuntu2.1.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0240 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3]Fixed
Source package: [mod-wsgi]
Details (2)
4.9.4-1+b2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.5-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 12
4.9.4-1+b2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.5-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · bookworm; dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libapache2-mod-wsgi-py3]Fixed
Source package: [mod-wsgi]
Details (2)
5.0.2-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.5-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 13
5.0.2-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.5-1dsa · mod-wsgi · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2014_1091.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2014-0240]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2937-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-0240]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2222-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0240]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2014/cve-2014-0240.json]
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