CVE-2021-25684

2021-02-0200:00:00

ubuntu.com

apport

vulnerability

report files

ubuntu

launchpad

unix

CVSS2

4.6

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS3

8.8

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

18.5%

JSON

It was discovered that apport in data/apport did not properly open a report
file to prevent hanging reads on a FIFO.

Bugs

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1912326>

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchapport< 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.10noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchapport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchapport< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.10	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	apport	< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30	UNKNOWN