CVE-2025-5467
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Publication date: 2025-12-10

Last updated on: 2025-12-17

Assigner: Canonical Ltd.

Description
It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.
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Published
2025-12-10
Last Modified
2025-12-17
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-10
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2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-5467
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Vendor Product Version / Range
canonical apport From 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 (inc) to 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30 (inc)
canonical apport 4.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-708 The product assigns an owner to a resource, but the owner is outside of the intended control sphere.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the process_crash() function in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool, which may create crash files with incorrect group ownership. This misconfiguration can lead to crash information being exposed to groups beyond those originally intended or expected.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unintended exposure of sensitive crash information to unauthorized groups, potentially leaking diagnostic or system data that should remain restricted, thereby increasing the risk of information disclosure.

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