vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-4450-1 (CVE-2020-11937): Whoopsie vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 4, 2020 | Aug 5, 2020 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 4, 2020
Added
Aug 5, 2020
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
In whoopsie, parse_report() from whoopsie.c allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted file. The DoS is caused by resource exhaustion due to a memory leak. Fixed in 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.5, 0.2.62ubuntu0.5 and 0.2.69ubuntu0.1.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-libwhoopsie0ubuntu-upgrade-whoopsie
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