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TI-2022-01129 Aliases CVE-2022-1242GHSA-58c5-9mqc-q73p

Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user

Priority LOW 33CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apport (Canonical Ltd.): 2.21.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CanonicalApportbefore 2.21.02.21.0Patch availableCNA
  • Apport VendorCanonical Affected before 2.21.0 Fixed in 2.21.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.21.0VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*20.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*22.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.21.0 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 22.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apport (Canonical Ltd.) Fixed in 2.21.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Canonical Apport — ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1

    8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2021-02809 Time-of-check time-of-use race condition in Canonical ApportPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2022-11302 Apport does not disable python crash handler before entering chrootPriority LOW 35
    • TI-2022-11300 is_closing_session() allows users to create arbitrary tcp dbus connectionsPriority LOW 31
    Show all 8 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1242
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58c5-9mqc-q73p

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2025-04530 Race Condition in Canonical Apport CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
  • TI-2020-09600 gdbus setgid privilege escalation CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
  • TI-2025-04908 Ubuntu Apport Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability CVSS 4.0LOW 1.9
  • TI-2022-11298 Users can consume unlimited disk space in /var/crash CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-07816 apport can be stalled by reading a FIFO CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-01253 local privilege escalation in apport-cli CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
See all 16 →

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