USN-3480-2 introduced regressions in Apport.
USN-3480-2 fixed regressions in Apport. The update introduced a new regression in the container support. This update addresses the problem.
3 January 2018
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
USN-3480-2 introduced regressions in Apport.
USN-3480-2 fixed regressions in Apport. The update introduced a new regression in the container support. This update addresses the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for setuid binaries. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14177)
Sander Bos discovered that Apport incorrectly handled core dumps for processes in a different PID namespace. A local attacker could use this issue to perform a denial of service via resource exhaustion or possibly gain root privileges. (CVE-2017-14180)
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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