CVE-2017-14179
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- apport project/apport · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14179Third Party Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1726372Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/?cve=CVE-2017-14179Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.