VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-11481

CVSS score3.8 LOW
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-02-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

Description

Kevin Backhouse discovered that apport would read a user-supplied configuration file with elevated privileges. By replacing the file with a symbolic link, a user could get apport to read any file on the system as root, with unknown consequences.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Primary references