Disk Space Consumption Vulnerability in System Crash Logs by Vendor A
CVE-2022-28653

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Canonical Ltd.
Status
Apport
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 January 2025

Summary

This vulnerability allows users to exploit the system by creating excessive entries in the crash logs, ultimately leading to unlimited disk space consumption in the /var/crash directory. Resulting from improper handling of crash logs, this can cause operational disruptions and denial of service if the disk space becomes completely exhausted.

Affected Version(s)

Apport Linux 0 < 2.21.0

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28653
issue-tracking

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Gerrit Venema
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