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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.3104
USN-5077-2: Apport vulnerabilities
15 September 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Apport
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3710 CVE-2021-3709
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1
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USN-5077-2: Apport vulnerabilities
14 September 2021
Several security issues were fixed in Apport.
Releases
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
USN-5077-1 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 Munch and Stephen Rottger discovered that Apport incorrectly handled
certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use this
issue to gain read access to arbitrary files, possibly containing sensitive
information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
o python-apport - 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
o python3-apport - 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
o apport - 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
Ubuntu 14.04
o python-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
o python3-apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
o apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8
Available with UA Infra or UA Desktop
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2021-3709
o CVE-2021-3710
Related notices
o USN-5077-1 : apport, apport-valgrind, python3-problem-report,
python-problem-report, python-apport, apport-retrace, dh-apport,
apport-kde, python3-apport, apport-noui, apport-gtk
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USN-5077-1: Apport vulnerabilities
14 September 2021
Several security issues were fixed in Apport.
Releases
o Ubuntu 21.04
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Packages
o apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
Maik Munch and Stephen Rottger discovered that Apport incorrectly handled
certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use this
issue to gain read access to arbitrary files, possibly containing sensitive
information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 21.04
o python3-apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3
o apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3
Ubuntu 20.04
o python3-apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
o apport - 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
Ubuntu 18.04
o python-apport - 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26
o python3-apport - 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26
o apport - 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2021-3710
o CVE-2021-3709
Related notices
o USN-5077-2 : apport-retrace, apport-kde, apport-valgrind,
python-problem-report, apport, python3-apport, python3-problem-report,
apport-noui, dh-apport, apport-gtk, python-apport
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