{"id":"USN-4720-2","summary":"apport vulnerabilities","details":"USN-4720-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed certain files in\n the /proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate\n privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25682, CVE-2021-25683)\n\n Itai Greenhut discovered that Apport incorrectly handled opening certain\n special files. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause\n Apport to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-25684)\n","modified":"2026-02-10T04:42:02Z","published":"2021-02-03T13:20:03Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25682","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25683","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25684"],"upstream":["CVE-2021-25682","CVE-2021-25683","CVE-2021-25684","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25682","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25683","UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25684"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4720-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25682"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25683"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25684"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"apport","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6"}]}],"versions":["2.12.5-0ubuntu2","2.12.6-0ubuntu1","2.12.7-0ubuntu1","2.12.7-0ubuntu2","2.12.7-0ubuntu3","2.12.7-0ubuntu6","2.13.1-0ubuntu1","2.13.1-0ubuntu2","2.13.2-0ubuntu2","2.13.2-0ubuntu3","2.13.2-0ubuntu4","2.13.2-0ubuntu5","2.13.3-0ubuntu1","2.14-0ubuntu1","2.14.1-0ubuntu1","2.14.1-0ubuntu2","2.14.1-0ubuntu3","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.1","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.8","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.9","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.13","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.16","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.20","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.24","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.27","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.28","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm1","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm2","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm3","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm4","2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport-gtk"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport-kde"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport-noui"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport-retrace"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"apport-valgrind"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"dh-apport"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"python-apport"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"python-problem-report"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"python3-apport"},{"binary_version":"2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6","binary_name":"python3-problem-report"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4720-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"id":"CVE-2021-25682","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2021-25683","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]},{"id":"CVE-2021-25684","severity":[{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","type":"CVSS_V3"},{"score":"medium","type":"Ubuntu"}]}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}