USN-4170-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4170-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4170-2
Published
2019-10-30T14:18:37Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:01:47.047366Z
Summary
whoopsie regression
Details

USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie. The update caused Whoopsie to crash when sending reports. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*
0.2.49
0.2.50
0.2.51
0.2.52
0.2.52.1
0.2.52.2
0.2.52.3
0.2.52.4
0.2.52.5
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.1
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-2.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / whoopsie

Package

Name
whoopsie
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/whoopsie@0.2.62ubuntu0.3?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2.62ubuntu0.3

Affected versions

0.*
0.2.58
0.2.59
0.2.59build1
0.2.60
0.2.62
0.2.62ubuntu0.1
0.2.62ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "libwhoopsie0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.2.62ubuntu0.3",
            "binary_name": "whoopsie"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4170-2.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}