Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-3480-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3480-1 advisory. Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a deni...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3480-1)

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USN-3480-1 apport vulnerabilities

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. CVE-2017-14177 Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for...

USN-3480-1: Apport vulnerabilities

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. CVE-2017-14177 Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14179

Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers...

CVE-2017-14180

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges, a different vulnerability tha...

CVE-2017-14177

Apport through 2.20.7 does not properly handle core dumps from setuid binaries allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of ...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14177

Apport through 2.20.7 does not properly handle core dumps from setuid binaries allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of ...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14180

Apport 2.13 through 2.20.7 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges, a different vulnerability tha...

CVE-2017-14179

Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers...

The vulnerability of the Apport service on the Ubuntu operating system allows a hacker to obtain root privileges and modify any files they desire.

The vulnerability of the Apport service on the Ubuntu operating system is related to deficiencies in access control. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious actor, operating locally, to obtain root privileges and modify arbitrary files by improperly handling permissions when creating...

Design/Logic Flaw

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root...

Race condition

Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files...

CVE-2015-1324

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root...

CVE-2015-1325

Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files...

CVE-2015-1325

CVE-2015-1325 is a race-condition vulnerability in Apport. It affects Ubuntu-packaged versions prior to 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 15.04), prior to 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 (14.10), prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 (14.04 LTS), and prior to 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 (12.04 LTS). The issue allows local users to write t...

CVE-2015-1324

CVE-2015-1324 affects Ubuntu’s Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 (Ubuntu 15.04) and older packages on 14.04/14.10/12.04 releases. The issue arises from incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries, enabling local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root pr...

CVE-2015-1325

Race condition in Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files...

CVE-2015-1324

Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root...

SUSE SLES11 Security Update : apport (SUSE-SU-2017:1938-1)

This update for apport fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed : - CVE-2015-1338: Insecurely created crash dumps could lead to a DoS or privilege escalation through malicious symlinks. bsc947731 Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly fro...