Summary
USN-3480-2 fixed regressions in Apport. The update introduced a new regression in the container support. This update addresses the problem.
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)
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1733366