CVE-2013-1067

Publication date 24 October 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Description

Apport 2.12.5 and earlier uses weak permissions for core dump files created by setuid binaries, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apport 13.10 saucy
Fixed in 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.1
13.04 raring
Fixed in 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
12.10 quantal
Fixed in 2.6.1-0ubuntu13
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed in 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored

Notes


mdeslaur

apport on lucid is disabled now, and desktop is out of support

References

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