========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4449-2 September 02, 2020
apport vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Apport. Software Description: - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging Details: USN-4449-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly dropped privileges when making certain D-Bus calls. A local attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2020-11936) Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed configuration files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Apport to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15701) Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly implemented certain checks. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15702) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5 python-apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5 python3-apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4449-1 CVE-2020-11936, CVE-2020-15701, CVE-2020-15702
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