apport vulnerabilities

2021-05-2518:20:14

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apport

vulnerabilities

ubuntu

maik münch

privilege escalation

AI Score

7.1

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

13.1%

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USN-4965-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:

Maik Münch discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information
gathering operations. A local attacker could use these issues to read and
write arbitrary files as an administrator, and possibly escalate
privileges.