Description
Race condition in 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.
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 |
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apport (Ubuntu 14.04/14.10/15.04) - Race Condition Privilege Escalation EDB-37088 · local · May 23, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- USN-2609-1 apport vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
References
- [oss-security] 20150521 CVE-2015-1325 apport race conditions / ubuntu local root mailing-list
- 74769 vdb-entry
- USN-2609-1 vendor-advisory
- 37088 exploit