CVE-2019-11482

MEDIUM

Ubuntu Linux - Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition in Apport Core File Handling

Title source: llm

Description

Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1

Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2

Scores

CVSS v3 4.2

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 24.8%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-367

Status published

Products (6)

apport_project/apport

canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.04

canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10

Published Feb 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026