medium5.5
CVE-2020-15701
An unhandled exception in check_ignored() in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
Impact
An unhandled exception in check_ignored() in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. If the mtime attribute is a string value in apport-ignore.xml, it will trigger an unhandled exception, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Apport | Versions 2.20.11-0ubuntu8, 2.20.11-0ubuntu9, 2.20.11-0ubuntu10, 2.20.11-0ubuntu11, 2.20.11-0ubuntu12, 2.20.11-0ubuntu13 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 |