Ubuntu 21.04 LTS - 4965-1 Moderate: Apport Local Attack Risks

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May 25, 2021

Several security issues were fixed in Apport.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Apport.

Software Description:

- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details:

Maik Münch discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information

gathering operations. A local attacker could use these issues to read and

write arbitrary files as an administrator, and possibly escalate

privileges.

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update Ubuntu moderate severity system update local attack attack risks local risks apport administrative risks

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 21.04:
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1

Ubuntu 20.10:
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  apport                          2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
  python-apport                   2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
  python3-apport                  2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24

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