USN-3480-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3480-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3480-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3480-2
Related
Published
2017-11-20T23:38:26Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:14Z
Summary
apport regressions
Details

USN-3480-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The fix for CVE-2017-14177 introduced a regression in the ability to handle crashes for users that configured their systems to use the Upstart init system in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.04. The fix for CVE-2017-14180 temporarily disabled crash forwarding to containers. This update addresses the problems.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14177)

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for processes in a different PID namespace. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14180)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / apport

Package

Name
apport
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-kde",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-noui",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dh-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-apport",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
            "binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
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