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CVE-2021-25682

apport improperly parses /proc/pid/status

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Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

It was discovered that the get_pid_info() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/status file from the kernel.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Canonical apport

    From 2.20.1 · fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30; From 2.20.9 · fixed in 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23; From 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 · fixed in 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16; From 2.20.11-0ubuntu50 · fixed in 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5

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