ubuntu-cve-2015-1318
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-04-14 00:00
Modified
2025-07-16 04:50
Summary
Details

The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
high
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apport-kde",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apport-noui",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "dh-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "apport",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.12.5-0ubuntu2",
        "2.12.6-0ubuntu1",
        "2.12.7-0ubuntu1",
        "2.12.7-0ubuntu2",
        "2.12.7-0ubuntu3",
        "2.12.7-0ubuntu6",
        "2.13.1-0ubuntu1",
        "2.13.1-0ubuntu2",
        "2.13.2-0ubuntu2",
        "2.13.2-0ubuntu3",
        "2.13.2-0ubuntu4",
        "2.13.2-0ubuntu5",
        "2.13.3-0ubuntu1",
        "2.14-0ubuntu1",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu1",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu2",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7",
        "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1318",
  "modified": "2025-07-16T04:50:45Z",
  "published": "2015-04-14T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1318"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2569-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1318"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2569-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "high",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2015-1318"
  ]
}



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