CVE-2017-6507

MEDIUM

AppArmor < 2.12 - Improper Privilege Management via Profile Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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