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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 12.10 / 13.04 / 13.10 : apport vulnerability (USN-2007-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 70607

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

Martin Carpenter discovered that Apport set incorrect permissions on core dump files generated by setuid binaries. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain privileged information.

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Solution

Update the affected apport package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/2007-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 70607

File Name: ubuntu_USN-2007-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/25/2013

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:apport, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 10/24/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1067

USN: 2007-1