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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.1626.2
Apport vulnerability
5 June 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: apport
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2018-6552
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3664-1
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Ubuntu security advisories.
Revision History: June 5 2018: Updated to include 14.04 as vulnerable
May 31 2018: Initial Release
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3664-1
May 30, 2018
apport vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- - Ubuntu 17.10
- - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Apport could be tricked into causing a denial of service or escalate
privileges.
Software Description:
- - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details:
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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
Ubuntu 17.10:
apport 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3664-1
CVE-2018-6552
Package Information:
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
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3664-2
June 04, 2018
apport vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Apport could be tricked into causing a denial of service or escalate
privileges.
Software Description:
- - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details:
USN-3664-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Sander Bos reported that Ubuntu
14.04 LTS was also vulnerable to this issue, but was incorrectly omitted
from the previous updates. This update provides the corresponding update
for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
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.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3664-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3664-1
CVE-2018-6552
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
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