Packages
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
Kevin Backhouse discovered a race-condition when reading the user's local
Apport configuration. This could be used by a local attacker to cause
Apport to include arbitrary files in a resulting crash report.
Kevin Backhouse discovered a race-condition when reading the user's local
Apport configuration. This could be used by a local attacker to cause
Apport to include arbitrary files in a resulting crash report.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.04 disco | python-apport – 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.10-0ubuntu27.1 | |||
| 18.10 cosmic | python-apport – 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.4 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | python-apport – 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | python-apport – 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19 | |||
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