USN-4449-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11936)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2020-09-02 13:44 – Updated: 2026-02-10 04:41 – Source website
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apport vulnerabilities
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USN-4449-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly dropped privileges when making certain D-Bus calls. A local attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2020-11936)

Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed configuration files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Apport to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15701)

Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro´s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that Apport incorrectly implemented certain checks. A local attacker could use this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15702)

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  "details": "USN-4449-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro\u00b4s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that\n Apport incorrectly dropped privileges when making certain D-Bus calls. A\n local attacker could use this issue to read arbitrary files.\n (CVE-2020-11936)\n\n Seong-Joong Kim discovered that Apport incorrectly parsed configuration\n files. A local attacker could use this issue to cause Apport to crash,\n resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-15701)\n\n Ryota Shiga working with Trend Micro\u00b4s Zero Day Initiative, discovered that\n Apport incorrectly implemented certain checks. A local attacker could use\n this issue to escalate privileges and run arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-15702)\n",
  "id": "USN-4449-2",
  "modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:54Z",
  "published": "2020-09-02T13:44:48Z",
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