CVE-2014-1832
Insecure use of temporary files in Phusion passenger
CVE-2014-1832 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Phusion Passenger, published February 19, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in passenger 4.0.38.
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-1832- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2014-1832- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0670 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0670- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59 No score
Insecure use of temporary files in Phusion passenger
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.
- Record
GHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59 No score
Insecure use of temporary files in Phusion passenger
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.
- Record
GHSA-qw8w-2xcp-xg59- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11341-1 No score
ruby2.7-rubygem-passenger-6.0.8-3.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ruby2.7-rubygem-passenger-6.0.8-3.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11341-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/01/29/6
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=736958
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1058992
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-February/149032.html
github.com/phusion/passenger/commit/94428057c602da3d6d34ef75c78091066ecac5c0
Show 13 moreShow less
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-1832
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2119