USN-4171-4

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4171-4
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4171-4.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4171-4
Published
2019-11-05T14:04:25Z
Modified
2026-02-10T04:41:40Z
Summary
apport regression
Details

USN-4171-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. The update caused a regression in the Python Apport library. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

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+esm3?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+esm3

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
2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport-kde"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport-noui"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport-retrace"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "apport-valgrind"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "dh-apport"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "python-apport"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "python-problem-report"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "python3-apport"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3",
            "binary_name": "python3-problem-report"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4171-4.json"
cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}