CVE-2022-1242
HIGHApport < 2.21.0 - Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Socket Connection
Title source: llmDescription
Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1
Third Party Advisory issue-tracking
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (5)
canonical/apport
< 2.21.0
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
21.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
22.04
Published
Jun 03, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026