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Posted on 23 May 2015
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2609-1
May 21, 2015
apport vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Apport could be tricked into creating arbitrary files as an administrator,
resulting in privilege escalation.
Software Description:
- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details:
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled permissions when
the system was configured to generate core dumps for setuid binaries. A
local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2015-1324)
Philip Pettersson discovered that Apport contained race conditions
resulting core dumps to be generated with incorrect permissions in
arbitrary locations. A local attacker could use this issue to gain elevated
privileges. (CVE-2015-1325)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 15.04:
apport 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 14.10:
apport 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.5
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
apport 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2609-1
CVE-2015-1324, CVE-2015-1325
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.14.7-0ubuntu8.5
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.0.1-0ubuntu17.9
