CVE-2015-1318

Published: 14 April 2015

The crash reporting feature in Apport 2.13 through 2.17.x before 2.17.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted usr/share/apport/apport file in a namespace (container).

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
apport Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	lucid	Not vulnerable
	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Released (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9)
	upstream	Needs triage
	utopic	Released (2.14.7-0ubuntu8.3)

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2569-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1318
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1438758

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