CVE-2017-14179

Published Feb 2, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5689 Apport before 2.13 does not properly handle crashes originating from a PID namespace allowing local users to create certain files as root which an attacker could leverage to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion, possibly gain root privileges, or escape from containers.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 8:42 PM
Reserved
Sep 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 2, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM