Improper File Permissions Vulnerability in Canonical's Apport Tool
CVE-2025-5467

1.9LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Canonical

Status
Apport
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-5467?

In Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool, the process_crash() function was found to improperly handle crash file ownership. This flaw could lead to potentially sensitive crash information being accessible to unauthorized groups, raising significant privacy and security concerns. It is crucial to apply available patches to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7

apport 2.32.0 < 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1

apport 2.20.9 < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1

References

https://www.stratascale.com/resource/cve-2025-32462-ubunt...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/2106338

CVSS V4

Score:
1.9
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Rich Mirch
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CVE-2025-5467 : Improper File Permissions Vulnerability in Canonical's Apport Tool