========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5077-1 September 14, 2021 apport vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 21.04 - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Apport. Software Description: - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging Details: Maik Münch and Stephen Röttger discovered that Apport incorrectly handled certain information gathering operations. A local attacker could use this issue to gain read access to arbitrary files, possibly containing sensitive information. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 21.04: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20 python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26 python-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26 python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1 CVE-2021-3709, CVE-2021-3710 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu65.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26