Race Condition in Apport Affects Ubuntu Products
CVE-2015-1325
7HIGH
What is CVE-2015-1325?
A race condition in Apport, the crash reporting tool for Ubuntu, allows local users to write to arbitrary files, potentially granting them root privileges. This vulnerability impacts several versions of Apport packaged in Ubuntu distributions, including Ubuntu 15.04, 14.10, 14.04 LTS, and 12.04 LTS. An attacker leveraging this flaw could manipulate the timing of events to execute unauthorized actions, highlighting the importance of patching and updating systems to mitigate the risk.