CVE-2019-11481 - CVE House
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Status published Low CVE-2019-11481

Apport reads arbitrary files if ~/.config/apport/settings is a symlink

Vulnerability Description

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Kevin Backhouse

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

apport
Vulnerable Versions:
2.14.1, 2.20.1, 2.20.9, 2.20.11

Timeline

Official Publish: February 8th, 2020
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.