VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-25683
It was discovered that the get_starttime() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/stat file from the kernel.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.43%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
It was discovered that the get_starttime() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/stat file from the kernel.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 37th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- canonical/apport
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1912326Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1912326Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.