CVE-2019-11482

Race condition between reading current working directory and writing a core dump

Published Feb 8, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-3155 Sander Bos discovered a time of check to time of use (TOCTTOU) vulnerability in apport that allowed a user to cause core files to be written in arbitrary directories.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4171-1 Apport vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4171-2 Apport vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 12:00 AM
Reserved
Apr 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 8, 2020, 5:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:12 AM