CVE-2017-14179
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Summary
Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Apport | before 2.13 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Denial of service via resource exhaustion, privilege escalation, and escape from containers
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14179
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
References
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14179
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372
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