CVE-2015-1341 Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports

Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function pythonmodulepath...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Apport vulnerability (USN-2782-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2782-1 advisory. Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges. Tenable has extract...

USN-2782-1 apport vulnerability

Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges...