usn-3480-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-11-20 23:38
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
apport regressions
Details
USN-3480-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The fix for CVE-2017-14177 introduced a regression in the ability to handle crashes for users that configured their systems to use the Upstart init system in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 17.04. The fix for CVE-2017-14180 temporarily disabled crash forwarding to containers. This update addresses the problems.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14177)
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for processes in a different PID namespace. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14180)
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "apport",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "apport-gtk",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "apport-kde",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "apport-noui",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "apport-retrace",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "apport-valgrind",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "dh-apport",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-apport",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python-problem-report",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-apport",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
},
{
"binary_name": "python3-problem-report",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "apport",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.19.1-0ubuntu3",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu1",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu2",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu3",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu4",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu5",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu6",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu8",
"2.19.2-0ubuntu9",
"2.19.3-0ubuntu1",
"2.19.3-0ubuntu2",
"2.19.3-0ubuntu3",
"2.19.4-0ubuntu1",
"2.19.4-0ubuntu2",
"2.20-0ubuntu2",
"2.20-0ubuntu3",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu1",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.2",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10",
"2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "USN-3480-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The fix for CVE-2017-14177\nintroduced a regression in the ability to handle crashes for users that\nconfigured their systems to use the Upstart init system in Ubuntu 16.04\nLTS and Ubuntu 17.04. The fix for CVE-2017-14180 temporarily disabled\ncrash forwarding to containers. This update addresses the problems.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid\n binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service\n via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14177)\n\n Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for processes\n in a different PID namespace. A local attacker could use this issue to perform\n a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges.\n (CVE-2017-14180)\n",
"id": "USN-3480-2",
"modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:14Z",
"published": "2017-11-20T23:38:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3480-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1732518"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "apport regressions",
"upstream": []
}
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