Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2019.4171.4
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4171-4)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-4171-4 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'apport' package(s) announced via the USN-4171-4 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: USN-4171-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. The update caused a regression in the Python Apport library. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport would read its user-controlled settings file as the root user. This could be used by a local attacker to possibly crash Apport or have other unspecified consequences. (CVE-2019-11481) Sander Bos discovered a race-condition in Apport during core dump creation. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-11482) Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled crash dumps originating from containers. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-11483) Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled lock-file creation. This could be used by a local attacker to cause a denial of service against Apport. (CVE-2019-11485) Kevin Backhouse discovered Apport read various process-specific files with elevated privileges during crash dump generation. This could could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user. (CVE-2019-15790) Affected Software/OS: 'apport' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.1 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11481 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172858/Ubuntu-Apport-Whoopsie-DoS-Integer-Overflow.html https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11482 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11483 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-11485 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-15790
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