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Ubuntu: 4051-1 Moderate: Apport Local Threat Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey July 9, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Consider upgrading your Ubuntu installation to address the Apport weakness that reveals confidential details within error reports.
Apport could be made to expose sensitive information in crash reports.

Summary

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security advisory local threat information exposure ubuntu apport

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: python-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1 python3-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1 Ubuntu 18.10: python-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4 python3-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: python-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: python-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19 python3-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4051-1

CVE-2019-7307

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July 09, 2019

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security advisory local threat information exposure ubuntu apport

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19

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