Description
The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | apport | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9 | USN-2569-1 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Apport / ABRT chroot Privilege Escalation
exploit/linux/local/apport_abrt_chroot_priv_esc
Exploit-DB 3
- Apport/ABRT - 'chroot' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) EDB-43971 · local · Feb 5, 2018 · verified
- Apport 2.14.1 (Ubuntu 14.04.2) - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-36782 · local · Apr 17, 2015
- Apport/Abrt (Ubuntu / Fedora) - Local Privilege Escalation EDB-36746 · local · Apr 14, 2015 · verified
GitHub 1 repository
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ScottyBauer/CVE-2015-1318 ★ 4 · Apr 17, 2015
Exploit I used to claim 10% final-grade extra credit in Matthew Might's Compilers class.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- USN-2569-1 apport vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- https://launchpad.net/apport/trunk/2.17.1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/apport/%2Bbug/1438758
- 120803 vdb-entry
- 36782 exploit
- USN-2569-1 vendor-advisory
- 43971 exploit