CVE-2020-15701
Publication date 13 May 2020
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
An unhandled exception in check_ignored() in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. If the mtime attribute is a string value in apport-ignore.xml, it will trigger an unhandled exception, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| apport | 20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5
|
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4449-1
- Apport vulnerabilities
- 4 August 2020
- USN-4449-2
- Apport vulnerabilities
- 2 September 2020