Improper Input Validation Affecting apport package, versions <2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-APPORT-1069864
  • published3 Feb 2021
  • disclosed11 Jun 2021

Introduced: 3 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-25682  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 apport to version 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream apport package and not the apport package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1