This bug was fixed in the package apport - 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23
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apport (2.14.1-0ubuntu3.23) trusty-security; urgency=medium
[ Marc Deslauriers ]
* SECURITY UPDATE: code execution via malicious crash files
- Use ast.literal_eval in apport/ui.py, added test to test/test_ui.py.
- No CVE number
- LP: #1648806
* SECURITY UPDATE: path traversal vulnerability with hooks execution
- Clean path in apport/report.py, added test to test/test_ui.py.
- No CVE number
- LP: #1648806
[ Steve Beattie ]
* SECURITY UPDATE: code execution via malicious crash files
- Only offer restarting the application when processing a
crash file in /var/crash in apport/ui.py, gtk/apport-gtk,
and kde/apport-kde. Add testcases to test/test_ui.py,
test/test_ui_gtk.py, and test_ui_kde.py.
- No CVE number
- LP: #1648806
-- Marc Deslauriers <[email protected]> Mon, 12 Dec 2016
07:27:21 -0500
** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Trusty)
Status: New => Fix Released
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Title:
Arbitrary code execution through crafted CrashDB or Package/Source
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