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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-25684): Apport vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-25684): Apport vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
02/02/2021
Created
02/05/2021
Added
02/03/2021
Modified
07/27/2021

Description

It was discovered that apport in data/apport did not properly open a report file to prevent hanging reads on a FIFO.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-apport
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-apport
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-apport

References

  • USN-4720-1
  • USN-4720-2
  • CVE-2021-25684

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