USN-2782-1: Apport vulnerability

27 October 2015

Apport could be made to run programs as an administrator.

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Releases

Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module
imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges.

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The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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