CVE-2020-15701

The CVE-2020-15701 issue affects the apport component (Apport) where an unhandled exception in check_ignored() can crash the process if mtime in apport-ignore.xml is a string, enabling a local DoS. Exploitation details are not described beyond local access prerequisites. The vulnerability is addr...

CVE-2020-15701: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

An unhandled exception in checkignored in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. If the mtime attribute is a string value in apport-ignore.xml, it will trigger an unhandled exception, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1...