Ubuntu Security Notice 4315-2 - USN-4315-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered that the Apport lock file was created with insecure permissions. This could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges via a symlink attack. Various other issues were also addressed.
7347091baf4ebd4bd549c2657d8611e56b9e6996a1c7a1589d41ade876fdb78bUbuntu Security Notice 4315-1 - Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered that the Apport lock file was created with insecure permissions. This could allow a local attacker to escalate their privileges via a symlink attack. Maximilien Bourgeteau discovered a race condition in Apport when setting crash report permissions. This could allow a local attacker to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
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