QID 198499

Date Published: 2021-09-20

QID 198499: Ubuntu Security Notification for Apport Vulnerabilities (USN-5077-1)

Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations.

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

a local attacker could use this issue to gain read access to arbitrary files, possibly containing sensitive information..

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 4.2 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
    • Solution
    Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-5077-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 198499

    CVE-2021-3709 | CVE-2021-3710 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    USN-5077-1 Ubuntu Linux URL Logo ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1
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