CVE-2017-14179
7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
Description
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 (6)
Products: Apport Project: Apport · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Before 2.13 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 14.04 |
References (4)
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
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