1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2782-1

USN-2782-1: Apport vulnerability

Publication date

27 October 2015

Overview

Apport could be made to run programs as an administrator.

Releases

Packages

  • apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details

Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module
imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges.

Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module
imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
15.10 wily apport –  2.19.1-0ubuntu4
15.04 vivid apport –  2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7
14.04 trusty apport –  2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
12.04 precise apport –  2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13

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