Packages
- apport - automatically generate crash reports for debugging
Details
USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update incorrectly
handled logging if a crashing process was killed while Apport was
analyzing it. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata when
processing application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to leak sensitive information.
USN-7545-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Apport. The update incorrectly
handled logging if a crashing process was killed while Apport was
analyzing it. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Qualys discovered that Apport incorrectly handled metadata when
processing application crashes. An attacker could possibly use this issue
to leak sensitive information.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 22.04 jammy | apport – 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10 | |||
| 20.04 focal | apport – 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.31 | ||
| python3-apport – 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.31 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | apport – 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm4 | ||
| python-apport – 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm4 | |||
| python3-apport – 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm4 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | apport – 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm8 | ||
| python-apport – 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm8 | |||
| python3-apport – 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm8 | |||
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