Ubuntu alert USN-5122-1 (apport)
| From: | Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com> | |
| To: | "ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com" <ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com> | |
| Subject: | [USN-5122-1] Apport vulnerability | |
| Date: | Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:58:25 -0400 | |
| Message-ID: | <47fab65e-625a-6449-d429-21553fb2d993@canonical.com> |
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5122-1 October 25, 2021 apport vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.10 - Ubuntu 21.04 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Apport could be made to create files as the administrator. Software Description: - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging Details: It was discovered that Apport could be tricked into writing core files as root into arbitrary directories in certain scenarios. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges. This update will cause Apport to generate all core files in the /var/lib/apport/coredump directory. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.10: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu71 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu71 Ubuntu 21.04: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.4 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.4 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.27 python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.27 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5122-1 https://launchpad.net/bugs/1948657 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubun... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.9-0ubunt... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...