CVE-2015-1341 Apport privilege escalation through Python module imports
A local attacker can escalate privileges by triggering a core dump of a Python process, causing Apport to import arbitrary modules from the system path.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-1341?
CVE-2015-1341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 22 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1341?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Canonical Apport, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1341?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-1341 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1341 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm79-rmm9-x7g9, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1341, USN-2782-1.