Name: CVE-2019-11481: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2019-11481, CWE-59, CVSS 3.8, EPSS 0.00133

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade python-apport (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade python3-apport (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade apport (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade apportUpgrade python3-apportUpgrade python-apport	Oct 31, 2019	Oct 30, 2019

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CVSS Details

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