USN-2569-2: Apport vulnerability
16 April 2015
Apport could be tricked into running programs as an administrator.
Releases
Packages
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
USN-2569-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. Tavis Ormandy discovered that
the fixed packages were still vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack.
This update completely disables crash report handling for containers until
a more complete solution is available.
Original advisory details:
Stéphane Graber and Tavis Ormandy independently discovered that Apport
incorrectly handled the crash reporting feature. A local attacker could use
this issue to gain elevated privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.10
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.