Description
In apport before 2.37.0, a path traversal vulnerability allows an attacker who can supply a crafted crash report to cause unintended file creation or overwrite outside the intended extraction directory when the report is processed with apport-unpack.
The key-name validation added for CVE-2026-77113 does not cover base64-encoded keys skipped by ProblemReport.load(binary=False), and ProblemReport.extract_keys() writes them to a file path built from the key without validation. This allows an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files writable by the invoking user, such as .bashrc or .profile, gaining persistence or code execution in that user's context.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | apport | 2.16.0 – < 2.37.0 | 2.37.0 |
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 26.10 | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |