USN-2569-1: Apport vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2569-1
14th April, 2015
apport vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Apport could be tricked into running programs as an administrator.
Software description
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
Stéphane Graber and Tavis Ormandy independently discovered that Apport
incorrectly handled the crash reporting feature. A local attacker could use
this issue to gain elevated privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
- apport 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1OaaW4e