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CVE-2009-1295

Published: 30 April 2009

Apport before 0.108.4 on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, before 0.119.2 on Ubuntu 8.10, and before 1.0-0ubuntu5.2 on Ubuntu 9.04 does not properly remove files from the application's crash-report directory, which allows local users to delete arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
bug mentions fuse being an attack vector, but it isn't on Jaunty
symlink/race condition

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
apport
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

dapper Does not exist

hardy
Released (0.108.4)
intrepid
Released (0.119.2)
jaunty
Released (1.0-0ubuntu5.2)
Patches:
debdiff: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/357024