This bug is totally valid. I can reproduce this bu with apport-gtk on Ubuntu 16.04. I added a strace of apport-gtk.
LC_ALL=C apt-cache policy apport-gtk apport-gtk: Installed: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Candidate: 2.20-0ubuntu3 Version table: *** 2.20-0ubuntu3 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ** Attachment added: "strace of ubuntu-bug" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1439687/+attachment/4573858/+files/strace-ubuntu-bug.log ** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apport in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1439687 Title: Can not report bug: SSL Certificate Verify Failure Status in apport package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in whoopsie package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: I called apport with apport-bug linux, because I wanted to report a kernel bug. However I could not send the logs to launchpad because of the following error message: <urlopen error [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:600)> Distribution: Kubuntu 15.04 64 Bit To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1439687/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp