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Ubuntu: 4171-3 Moderate: Apport Regression Causes Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey November 5, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Resolution for Apport issue affecting Ubuntu distributions highlighted in USN-4171-3 advisory provided on November 5, 2019.
USN-4171-1 introduced a regression in Apport.

Summary

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security advisory denial of service update Ubuntu local attack regression apport

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.10: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 python-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 Ubuntu 19.04: apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.3 python-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.3 python3-apport 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 python-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21 python-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21 python3-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4171-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4171-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1850929

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November 05, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update Ubuntu local attack regression apport

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu8.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.10-0ubuntu27.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21

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