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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD6.5 Medium

CVE-2021-3709

Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors

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Status
Published
Published
Updated
Assigning organization
canonical

Description

Function check_attachment_for_errors() in file data/general-hooks/ubuntu.py could be tricked into exposing private data via a constructed crash file. This issue affects: apport 2.14.1 versions prior to 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8; 2.20.1 versions prior to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2; 2.20.9 versions prior to 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20; 2.20.11 versions prior to 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3;

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Canonical apport

  • 2.14.1 to < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8affected
  • 2.20.1 to < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2affected
  • 2.20.9 to < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26affected
  • 2.20.11 to < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20affected

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