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TI-2025-04908 Aliases CVE-2025-5467GHSA-36f2-gj33-3mrm

Ubuntu Apport Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-708Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00175 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed apport (Canonical): 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1 +4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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
Canonicalapport2.20.11-0ubuntu82 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7; 2.32.0 to before 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1; 2.20.9 to before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1; 2.28.1 to before 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6; 2.33.0 to before 2.33.0-0ubuntu1; 2.20.1 to before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5; 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.282.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1, 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6, 2.33.0-0ubuntu1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28Patch availableCNA
  • apport VendorCanonical Affected 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7; 2.32.0 to before 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1; 2.20.9 to before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1; 2.28.1 to before 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6; 2.33.0 to before 2.33.0-0ubuntu1; 2.20.1 to before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5; 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28 Fixed in 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1, 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6, 2.33.0-0ubuntu1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.20.1-0ubuntu1 to before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30; 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 to before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29; 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28; 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7; 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 to before 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6; 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 to before 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 to before 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30; 2.20.9-0ubuntu7 to before 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29; 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28; 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 to before 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7; 2.28.1-0ubuntu1 to before 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6; 2.32.0-0ubuntu1 to before 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA apport (Canonical) Fixed in 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1, 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6, 2.33.0-0ubuntu1, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5467
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36f2-gj33-3mrm

References

Exploit 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-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
  • TI-2021-07815 apport improperly parses /proc/pid/stat CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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