CVE-2017-6507
MEDIUMAppArmor < 2.12 - Improper Privilege Management via Profile Handling
Title source: llmDescription
An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12. Incorrect handling of unknown AppArmor profiles in AppArmor init scripts, upstart jobs, and/or systemd unit files allows an attacker to possibly have increased attack surfaces of processes that were intended to be confined by AppArmor. This is due to the common logic to handle 'restart' operations removing AppArmor profiles that aren't found in the typical filesystem locations, such as /etc/apparmor.d/. Userspace projects that manage their own AppArmor profiles in atypical directories, such as what's done by LXD and Docker, are affected by this flaw in the AppArmor init script logic.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3648
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97223
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-6507.html
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+bug/1668892
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3647
Scores
CVSS v3
5.9
EPSS
0.0159
EPSS Percentile
72.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (3)
apparmor/apparmor
< 2.11
canonical/ubuntu_core
15.04
canonical/ubuntu_touch
15.04
Published
Mar 24, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026