========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3354-1 July 18, 2017 apport vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: An attacker could trick a user into opening a malicious .crash file and execute arbitrary code as the user. Software Description: - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging Details: Felix Wilhelm discovered a path traversal vulnerability in Apport when handling the ExecutablePath field in crash files. An attacker could trick a user into opening a specially crafted crash file and execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.04: A apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 A python-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 A python3-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 Ubuntu 16.10: A apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7 A python-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7 A python3-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: A apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 A python-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 A python3-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: A apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25 A python-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25 A python3-apportA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: A https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3354-1 A CVE-2017-10708 Package Information: A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5 A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.3-0ubuntu8.7 A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 A https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25