Description
Apport before 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 as packaged in Ubuntu 15.04, before 2.14.70ubuntu8.5 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.10, before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 as packaged in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and before 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9 as packaged in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS allow local users to write to arbitrary files and gain root privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of permissions when generating core dumps for setuid binaries.
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 | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 | USN-2609-1 |
Advisories 1
- USN-2609-1 apport vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- USN-2609-1 vendor-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1452239
- 74767 vdb-entry