UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15790

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15790

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15790.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-15790

Upstream

CVE-2019-15790

Downstream

USN-4171-1

USN-4171-2

Related

Published

2019-10-29T00:00:00Z

Modified

2026-02-04T04:23:26.411430Z

Severity

3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
2.8 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

Apport reads and writes information on a crashed process to /proc/pid with elevated privileges. Apport then determines which user the crashed process belongs to by reading /proc/pid through getpidinfo() in data/apport. An unprivileged user could exploit this to read information about a privileged running process by exploiting PID recycling. This information could then be used to obtain ASLR offsets for a process with an existing memory corruption vulnerability. The initial fix introduced regressions in the Python Apport library due to a missing argument in Report.addprocenviron in apport/report.py. It also caused an autopkgtest failure when reading /proc/pid and with Python 2 compatibility by reading /proc maps. The initial and subsequent regression fixes are in 2.20.11-0ubuntu16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.6, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.12, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.22 and 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3.

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-2019-15790.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-2019-15790.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-2019-15790.json"