apport vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in Apport.
Software Description
USN-4315-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
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. This could allow a local attacker to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack. (CVE-2020-8833)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
python-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
python3-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Several security issues were fixed in Apport.
Software Description
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
USN-4315-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
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. This could allow a local attacker to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack. (CVE-2020-8833)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
python-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
python3-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...