github - ghsa-7hrm-rprg-v656

ghsa-7hrm-rprg-v656

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 17:08

Modified

2023-06-12 09:30

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

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  "modified": "2023-06-12T09:30:18Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:08:17Z",
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cve-2019-11481

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-02-08 04:50

Modified

2024-09-16 23:25

Severity ?

3.8 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
	https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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Canonical

apport

Version: 2.14.1   < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2
Version: 2.20.1   < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20
Version: 2.20.9   < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8
Version: 2.20.11   < 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1

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Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

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Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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