Description
Race condition in Canonical apport up to and including 2.32.0 allows a local attacker to leak sensitive information via PID-reuse by leveraging namespaces.
When handling a crash, the function `_check_global_pid_and_forward`, which detects if the crashing process resided in a container, was being called before `consistency_checks`, which attempts to detect if the crashing process had been replaced. Because of this, if a process crashed and was quickly replaced with a containerized one, apport could be made to forward the core dump to the container, potentially leaking sensitive information. `consistency_checks` is now being called before `_check_global_pid_and_forward`. Additionally, given that the PID-reuse race condition cannot be reliably detected from userspace alone, crashes are only forwarded to containers if the kernel provided a pidfd, or if the crashing process was unprivileged (i.e., if dump mode == 1).
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Apport | 2.20.1 – < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5, 2.20.9 – < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1, 2.20.11 – < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28, 2.20.11 – < 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, 2.28.1 – < 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6, 2.30.0 – < 2.30.0-0ubuntu4.3, 2.32.0 – < 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, 2.32.0 – < 2.33.0-0ubuntu1, 2.20 – ≤ 2.32.0 | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5 |
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 24.04 LTS | apport | 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6 | USN-7545-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7 | USN-7545-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28 | USN-7545-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1 | USN-7545-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5 | USN-7545-1 |
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.
GitHub 1 repository
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daryllundy/cve-2025-5054 ★ 2 · Jun 6, 2025
Python tool to detect CVE-2025-5054 vulnerability in Ubuntu systems running Apport ≤ 2.32.0. Performs comprehensive security checks and provides mitigation recommendations.
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 1
- USN-7545-1 apport vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7545-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-5054 vdb-entry
- https://www.qualys.com/2025/05/29/apport-coredump/apport-coredump.txt third-party-advisory