UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-11481
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481
Upstream
Downstream
Related
Published
2019-08-27T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-02-04T02:24:44.005543Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 3.8 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / apport

Package

Name
apport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2

Affected versions

2.*
2.12.5-0ubuntu2
2.12.6-0ubuntu1
2.12.7-0ubuntu1
2.12.7-0ubuntu2
2.12.7-0ubuntu3
2.12.7-0ubuntu6
2.13.1-0ubuntu1
2.13.1-0ubuntu2
2.13.2-0ubuntu2
2.13.2-0ubuntu3
2.13.2-0ubuntu4
2.13.2-0ubuntu5
2.13.3-0ubuntu1
2.14-0ubuntu1
2.14.1-0ubuntu1
2.14.1-0ubuntu2
2.14.1-0ubuntu3
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.24
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.28
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-kde",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-noui",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dh-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / apport

Package

Name
apport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20

Affected versions

2.*
2.19.1-0ubuntu3
2.19.2-0ubuntu1
2.19.2-0ubuntu2
2.19.2-0ubuntu3
2.19.2-0ubuntu4
2.19.2-0ubuntu5
2.19.2-0ubuntu6
2.19.2-0ubuntu8
2.19.2-0ubuntu9
2.19.3-0ubuntu1
2.19.3-0ubuntu2
2.19.3-0ubuntu3
2.19.4-0ubuntu1
2.19.4-0ubuntu2
2.20-0ubuntu2
2.20-0ubuntu3
2.20.1-0ubuntu1
2.20.1-0ubuntu2
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.14
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-kde",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-noui",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dh-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / apport

Package

Name
apport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8

Affected versions

2.*
2.20.7-0ubuntu3
2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
2.20.7-0ubuntu4
2.20.8-0ubuntu1
2.20.8-0ubuntu2
2.20.8-0ubuntu3
2.20.8-0ubuntu4
2.20.8-0ubuntu5
2.20.8-0ubuntu6
2.20.8-0ubuntu7
2.20.8-0ubuntu8
2.20.8-0ubuntu9
2.20.8-0ubuntu10
2.20.9-0ubuntu1
2.20.9-0ubuntu2
2.20.9-0ubuntu4
2.20.9-0ubuntu5
2.20.9-0ubuntu6
2.20.9-0ubuntu7
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-kde",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-noui",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dh-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-11481.json"