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- USN-3664-1
30/5/2018
USN-3664-1: Apport vulnerability
First published: Wed May 30 2018(Updated: )
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps when certain files are missing from /proc. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, gain root privileges, or escape from containers.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/apport | <2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1 | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1 |
| =18.04 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/apport | <2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9 | 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9 |
| =17.10 | ||
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/apport | <2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 |
| =16.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6552
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3664-2
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3664-1 (Advisory)
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