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CVE-2019-11485

apport created lock file in wrong directory

Published: Feb 8, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-412
NVD MITRE
3.3CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Sander Bos discovered Apport's lock file was in a world-writable directory which allowed all users to prevent crash handling.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-412NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

apportapport project
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ubuntu linuxcanonical
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apportCanonicalOperating Systems / linux-distro
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ApportCanonical Ltd.
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apport projectoss-projectOperating Systems
canonicalcommercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical ltd.
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2
usn.ubuntu.com
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4171-1/
usn.ubuntu.com
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Timeline

Published
Feb 8, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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