Ubuntu 25.04: 7545-3 Critical: Apport Error Handling Regression

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July 14, 2025

USN-7545-1 introduced a regression in Apport

Summary

USN-7545-1 introduced a regression in Apport

Software Description:

- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details:

USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update introduced a

regression that raised an error if a crashing process was killed while

Apport was analyzing it. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata when

processing application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to leak sensitive information.

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu sensitive data information leakage regression apport

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  apport                          2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3
  python3-apport                  2.32.0-0ubuntu5.3

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  apport                          2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
  python3-apport                  2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu82.9
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu82.9

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.11-0ubuntu27.30
  python3-apport                  2.20.11-0ubuntu27.30

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-apport                   2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-apport                  2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  apport                          2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python-apport                   2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  python3-apport                  2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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