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TI-2017-04292 Aliases CVE-2017-6507GHSA-44p8-9hqx-3rqg

An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12.

Priority LOW 30CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12. Incorrect handling of unknown AppArmor profiles in AppArmor init scripts, upstart jobs, and/or systemd unit files allows an attacker to possibly have increased attack surfaces of processes that were intended to be confined by AppArmor. This is due to the common logic to handle 'restart' operations removing AppArmor profiles that aren't found in the typical filesystem locations, such as /etc/apparmor.d/. Userspace projects that manage their own AppArmor profiles in atypical directories, such as what's done by LXD and Docker, are affected by this flaw in the AppArmor init script logic.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01589 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apparmor:apparmor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.11VulnerableAppArmor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_core:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_touch:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:apparmor:apparmor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.11 Vulnerable ·AppArmor
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_core:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_touch:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6507
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44p8-9hqx-3rqg

References

Patch 3

Advisory 1

Sources

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