USN-4720-1: apport Ubuntu

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 02-02-2021Last modified 10-02-2026
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Vulnerability summary

USN-4720-1 is a vulnerability in apport Ubuntu with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
Not scored
010
No CVSS score recorded
EPSS score
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0%100%
No EPSS score yet
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 3 · Downstream 0 · Related 3
CVE-2021-25682CVE-2021-25683CVE-2021-25684

Timeline

  1. 02-02-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-02-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

apport vulnerabilities Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25682, CVE-2021-25683) Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly handled opening certain special files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Apport to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-25684)

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Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

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Affected systems

Ubuntu1 product
  • apport< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30 | < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23 | < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16

1 vendor · 1 product

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