Description
~/.config/apport/settings parsing is vulnerable to "billion laughs" attack
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
12.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-776
Status
published
Products (5)
apport_project/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 04, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026