Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4315-2)

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CVE-2020-8831

CVE-2020-8831 : Apport creates a world-writable lock file with root ownership in /var/lock/apport. If the directory is missing (common on tmpfs), Apport creates it; otherwise it uses the existing directory. This enables a symlink attack by placing a link at /var/lock/apport to redirect Apport’s l...

USN-4315-1: Apport vulnerabilities

Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered that the Apport lock file was created with insecure permissions. This could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges via a symlink attack. CVE-2020-8831 Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered a race condition in Apport when setting crash report permissions...

CVE-2020-8831

Apport creates a world writable lock file with root ownership in the world writable /var/lock/apport directory. If the apport/ directory does not exist this is not uncommon as /var/lock is a tmpfs, it will create the directory, otherwise it will simply continue execution using the existing...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Apport vulnerabilities (USN-4315-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4315-1 advisory. Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered that the Apport lock file was created with insecure permissions. This could allow a local attacker to escala...