CVE-2021-25683 HIGH

CVE-2021-25683: apport improperly parses /proc/pid/stat

Vendor Canonical
Product apport
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 11, 2021
Last update September 16, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

It was discovered that the get_starttime() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/stat file from the kernel.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 11, 2021 CVE published
September 16, 2024 Record updated