CVE-2021-32553

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-17 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32552

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32551

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32550

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32549

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-13 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32548

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-8 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32554

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32555

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32550

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-4965-2)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4965-2 advisory. USN-4965-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Tenable has...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-4965-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4965-1 advisory. Maik Mnch discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use these issues to rea...

CVE-2021-32555

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

CVE-2021-32554

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32549

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-13 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32548

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-8 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32552

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-16 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32550

It was discovered that readfile in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users...

Apport 2.20 - Local Privilege Escalation

Exploit Title: Apport 2.20 - Local Privilege Escalation Date: 18/02/21 Exploit Author: Gr33nh4t Vendor Homepage: https://ubuntu.com/ Version: Apport: Ubuntu 20.10 - Before 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Apport: Ubuntu 20.04 - Before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 Apport: Ubuntu 18.04 - Before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23 Appor...

Apport 2.20 Privilege Escalation

Exploit Title: Apport 2.20 - Local Privilege Escalation Date: 18/02/21 Exploit Author: Gr33nh4t Vendor Homepage: https://ubuntu.com/ Version: Apport: Ubuntu 20.10 - Before 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5 Apport: Ubuntu 20.04 - Before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 Apport: Ubuntu 18.04 - Before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23 Appor...

USN-4720-2 apport vulnerabilities

USN-4720-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate...