USN-3664-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6552)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2018-06-04 16:39 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:41 – Source website
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Summary
apport vulnerability
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USN-3664-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Sander Bos reported that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was also vulnerable to this issue, but was incorrectly omitted from the previous updates. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps when certain files are missing from /proc. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, gain root privileges, or escape from containers.

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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-3664-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Sander Bos reported that Ubuntu\n14.04 LTS was also vulnerable to this issue, but was incorrectly omitted\nfrom the previous updates. This update provides the corresponding update\nfor Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps when\n certain files are missing from /proc. A local attacker could possibly use\n this issue to cause a denial of service, gain root privileges, or escape\n from containers.\n",
  "id": "USN-3664-2",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:21Z",
  "published": "2018-06-04T16:39:21Z",
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    }
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  "summary": "apport vulnerability",
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}



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