USN-4171-2
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4171-2
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4171-2.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4171-2
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2019-11-04T12:30:41Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-10T04:41:40Z
- Summary
- apport vulnerabilities
- Details
-
USN-4171-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as the root user. This could be used by a local attacker to possibly crash Apport or have other unspecified consequences. (CVE-2019-11481)
Sander Bos discovered a race-condition in Apport during core dump creation. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-11482)
Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled crash dumps originating from containers. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-11483)
Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled lock-file creation. This could be used by a local attacker to cause a denial of service against Apport. (CVE-2019-11485)
Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport read various process-specific files with elevated privileges during crash dump generation. This could could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-15790)
- 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
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2
Affected versions
2.*
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/usn/USN-4171-2.json"
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "low"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2019-11481"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2019-11482"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2019-11483"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2019-11485"
},
{
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N"
},
{
"type": "Ubuntu",
"score": "medium"
}
],
"id": "CVE-2019-15790"
}
]
}