USN-2609-1: Apport vulnerabilities
21 May 2015
Apport could be tricked into creating arbitrary files as an administrator, resulting in privilege escalation.
Releases
Packages
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled permissions when
the system was configured to generate core dumps for setuid binaries. A
local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2015-1324)
Philip Pettersson discovered that Apport contained race conditions
resulting core dumps to be generated with incorrect permissions in
arbitrary locations. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated
privileges. (CVE-2015-1325)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04
Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.04
Ubuntu 12.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.