Ubuntu alert USN-7545-1 (apport)

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[USN-7545-1] Apport vulnerability
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Fri, 30 May 2025 12:51:18 +0000
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7545-1
May 29, 2025

apport vulnerability
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Apport could be made to leak sensitive information.

Software Description:
- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details:

Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata when
processing application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to leak sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
  apport                          2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1
  python3-apport                  2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 24.10
  apport                          2.30.0-0ubuntu4.3
  python3-apport                  2.30.0-0ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  apport                          2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6
  python3-apport                  2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-apport                   2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-apport                  2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-apport                   2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-apport                  2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7545-1
  CVE-2025-5054

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.32.0-0ubunt...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.30.0-0ubunt...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.28.1-0ubunt...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubun...
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubun...


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