CVE-2019-11481
Apport reads arbitrary files if ~/.config/apport/settings is a symlink
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Canonical apport
From 2.14.1 · fixed in 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2; From 2.20.1 · fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20; From 2.20.9 · fixed in 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8; From 2.20.11 · fixed in 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.1