========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5077-2 September 14, 2021 apport vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 16.04 ESM - Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Apport. Software Description: - apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging Details: USN-5077-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory 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 16.04 ESM: apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2 python-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2 python3-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm2 Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8 python-apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8 python3-apport 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-2 https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5077-1 CVE-2021-3709, CVE-2021-3710