USN-6018-1
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6018-1
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6018-1.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6018-1
- Upstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-04-13T22:18:37Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-10T04:43:04Z
- Summary
- apport vulnerability
- Details
-
Chen Lu, Lei Wang, and YiQi Sun discovered a privilege escalation vulnerability in apport-cli when viewing crash reports and unprivileged users are allowed to run sudo less. A local attacker on a specially configured system could use this to escalate their privilege.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / apport
Package
- Name
- apport
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29
Affected versions
2.*
2.20.7-0ubuntu3
2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
2.20.7-0ubuntu4
2.20.8-0ubuntu1
2.20.8-0ubuntu2
2.20.8-0ubuntu3
2.20.8-0ubuntu4
2.20.8-0ubuntu5
2.20.8-0ubuntu6
2.20.8-0ubuntu7
2.20.8-0ubuntu8
2.20.8-0ubuntu9
2.20.8-0ubuntu10
2.20.9-0ubuntu1
2.20.9-0ubuntu2
2.20.9-0ubuntu4
2.20.9-0ubuntu5
2.20.9-0ubuntu6
2.20.9-0ubuntu7
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.1
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.3
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.8
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.9
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.11
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.12
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.13
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.17
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.18
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.19
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.20
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.21
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.26
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.27
2.20.9-0ubuntu7.28
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport-gtk"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport-kde"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport-noui"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport-retrace"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "apport-valgrind"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "dh-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "python-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "python-problem-report"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "python3-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29",
"binary_name": "python3-problem-report"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2023-1326",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6018-1.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / apport
Package
- Name
- apport
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26?arch=source&distro=focal
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26
Affected versions
2.*
2.20.11-0ubuntu8
2.20.11-0ubuntu9
2.20.11-0ubuntu13
2.20.11-0ubuntu14
2.20.11-0ubuntu15
2.20.11-0ubuntu16
2.20.11-0ubuntu17
2.20.11-0ubuntu18
2.20.11-0ubuntu19
2.20.11-0ubuntu20
2.20.11-0ubuntu21
2.20.11-0ubuntu22
2.20.11-0ubuntu24
2.20.11-0ubuntu25
2.20.11-0ubuntu26
2.20.11-0ubuntu27
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.2
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.8
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.10
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.11
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.12
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.13
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.17
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.20
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
2.20.11-0ubuntu27.25
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport-gtk"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport-kde"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport-noui"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport-retrace"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "apport-valgrind"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "dh-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "python3-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu27.26",
"binary_name": "python3-problem-report"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2023-1326",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6018-1.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / apport
Package
- Name
- apport
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/apport@2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4?arch=source&distro=jammy
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4
Affected versions
2.*
2.20.11-0ubuntu70
2.20.11-0ubuntu73
2.20.11-0ubuntu74
2.20.11-0ubuntu75
2.20.11-0ubuntu76
2.20.11-0ubuntu77
2.20.11-0ubuntu78
2.20.11-0ubuntu79
2.20.11-0ubuntu80
2.20.11-0ubuntu81
2.20.11-0ubuntu82
2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
2.20.11-0ubuntu82.2
2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport-gtk"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport-kde"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport-noui"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport-retrace"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "apport-valgrind"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "dh-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "python3-apport"
},
{
"binary_version": "2.20.11-0ubuntu82.4",
"binary_name": "python3-problem-report"
}
],
"availability": "No subscription required"
}
Database specific
cves_map
{
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2023-1326",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
]
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6018-1.json"