CVE-2019-11481
Fixed in a distro release EPSS <1%CVSS 3.8
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.
Products: Canonical apport
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | apport | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | apport | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2 |