title: Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports
description: Any Python module in sys.path can be imported if the command line of the process triggering the coredump is Python and the first argument is -m in Apport before 2.19.2 function _python_module_path.
problem types: Parsing a Python module by executing the module.
affected:
{
product: Apport
vendor: Ubuntu
versions:
lessThan: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.13, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.18, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
lessThan: 2.19.2, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: PHYSICAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]