vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2019-11481): Apport vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P) | Oct 30, 2019 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P)
Published
Oct 30, 2019
Added
Oct 31, 2019
Modified
Jan 23, 2025
Description
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.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-apportubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-apportubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-apport
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