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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4051-2 Critical Apport Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey July 9, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Keep updated regarding the Apport flaw in Ubuntu 14.04 ESM to safeguard against potential data leaks.
Apport could be made to expose sensitive information in crash reports.

Summary

Apport could be made to expose sensitive information in crash reports.

Software Description:

- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details:

USN-4051-1 fixed a vulnerability in apport. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered a race-condition when reading the user's local

Apport configuration. This could be used by a local attacker to cause

Apport to include arbitrary files in a resulting crash report.

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  python-apport                   2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1
  python3-apport                  2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4051-2

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

CVE-2019-7307

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July 09, 2019

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