PT-2021-28478 · Apport · Apport
Published
2021-10-25
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Updated
2021-10-25
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Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions:
Apport (affected versions not specified)
Description:
A local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges by tricking Apport into writing core files as root into arbitrary directories in certain scenarios. The issue allows a local attacker to potentially gain elevated access. This update changes the behavior of Apport to generate all core files in the /var/lib/apport/coredump directory, addressing the issue.
Recommendations:
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Affected Products
Apport