CVE-2021-3709

Apport file permission bypass through emacs byte compilation errors

State: Published
Severity: 6.5 Medium
Published: Oct 1, 2021
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Aug 16, 2021

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;

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.5 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	canonical

Weaknesses

CWE-538 File and Directory Information Exposure

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apportCanonical	2.14.1 to before 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8Affected 2.20.1 to before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2Affected 2.20.9 to before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26Affected 2.20.11 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20Affectedfrom 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3Not affected

References

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