# CVE-2026-84410: apport: Local privilege escalation to root via ldd execution on an attacker-controlled ExecutablePath in automatic crash report processing

- Severity: CVSS 7.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.37.0
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-84410 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.3 (high) and affects apport; fixed in 2.37.0.

## Summary

Apport, the Ubuntu crash-reporting tool, has a local privilege escalation flaw that lets an unprivileged local user gain root on systems where automatic crash reporting is enabled. The attacker needs only low-privilege local access to plant a crafted crash file in /var/crash, and no user action is required.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- apport: from 2.9.0, fixed in 2.37.0

## Description

In apport before 2.37.0, an improper privilege management vulnerability allows an unprivileged local attacker to gain root privileges on systems where automatic crash reporting is enabled. The automatic crash report processing pipeline runs as root and executes ldd on the attacker-controlled ExecutablePath field of a crash file placed in the world-writable /var/crash directory, causing the dynamic loader to load and execute an attacker-supplied audit module specified by the ELF's DT_AUDIT tag. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and fully compromise the affected system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on apport, upgrade to a fixed version (2.37.0) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-84410 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-84410

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84410?

apport: from 2.9.0 before 2.37.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-84410

### How do I fix CVE-2026-84410?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.37.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-84410

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## References

- https://github.com/canonical/apport/pull/656
- https://github.com/canonical/apport/commit/bc7cc6a70590d6596e1f96ad74a021f2c598d73d
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/2164767

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