https://vulnerability.circl.lu/rss/recent/all/10 Most recent entries from all 2026-10-08T23:56:29.586853+00:00 Vulnerability-Lookup info@circl.lu python-feedgen Contains only the most 10 recent entries. https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2021-25682 CVE-2021-25682 — apport improperly parses /proc/pid/status 2026-10-08T23:56:29.779279+00:00

Affected: Canonical apport

It was discovered that the get_pid_info() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/status file from the kernel.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-4720-1 USN-4720-1 — apport vulnerabilities 2026-10-08T23:56:29.779436+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu:16.04:LTS: apport, Ubuntu:18.04:LTS: apport, Ubuntu:20.04:LTS: apport

Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25682, CVE-2021-25683)

Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly handled opening certain special files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apport to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-25684)