CVE-2015-1341 — Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports

2026-10-03T12:41:05.782934+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu Apport

Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function _python_module_path.

USN-2782-1 — apport vulnerability

2026-10-03T12:41:05.783003+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: apport

Gabriel Campana discovered that Apport incorrectly handled Python module imports. A local attacker could use this issue to elevate privileges.

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CVE-2015-1341 — Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports

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