CVE-2019-11481
Published: 27 August 2019
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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apport Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8)
|
disco |
Released
(2.20.10-0ubuntu27.2)
|
|
eoan |
Released
(2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |