Resource exhaustion in python3-apport (Ubuntu package) and apport (Ubuntu package) - CVE-2022-28652
Published: May 18, 2022 / Updated: May 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63365
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28652
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Canonical Ltd.
Affected software:
python3-apport (Ubuntu package)
apport (Ubuntu package)
python3-apport (Ubuntu package)
apport (Ubuntu package)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources when reading user settings files. A local user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-28652
Install updates from vendor's website.