CVE catalog

CVE-2014-1831

passenger: CVE-2014-1831

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.37% · Oct 22, 2026

Phusion Passenger before 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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianpassengersid6.2.0+ds-1fixed
Debianpassengerforky6.2.0+ds-1fixed
Debianpassengertrixie6.0.26+ds-1.1fixed
Debianpassengerbookworm6.0.17+ds-1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianpassengersourcesid4.0.37-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianpassengersourceforky4.0.37-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianpassengersourcetrixie4.0.37-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianpassengersourcebookworm4.0.37-1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • Source package: [passenger]

    Details (2)
    • 6.0.17+ds-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · bookworm; dsa · passenger · debian · 12

    • 6.0.17+ds-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · bookworm; dsa · passenger · debian · 12

  • [passenger]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 6.0.17+ds-1 · amd64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · bookworm; dsa · passenger · debian · 12

    • 6.0.17+ds-1 · arm64 · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · bookworm; dsa · passenger · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • Source package: [passenger]

    Details (2)
    • 6.0.26+ds-1.1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · 13

    • 6.0.26+ds-1.1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · 13

  • [passenger]Fixed
    Details (2)
    • 6.0.26+ds-1.1 · amd64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · 13

    • 6.0.26+ds-1.1 · arm64 · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 4.0.37-1

      dsa · passenger · debian · 13

Observed:

References