[USN-7545-2] Apport regression

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7545-2
June 09, 2025

apport regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-7545-1 introduced a regression in Apport.

Software Description:
- apport: automatically generate crash reports for debugging

Details:

USN-7545-1 fixed a vulnerability in Apport. The update introduced a
regression that prevented core dumps from being generated inside
containers. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the
inconvenience. Original advisory details: Qualys discovered that Apport
incorrectly handled metadata when processing application crashes. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
apport 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.2
python3-apport 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.2

Ubuntu 24.10
apport 2.30.0-0ubuntu4.4
python3-apport 2.30.0-0ubuntu4.4

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
apport 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.7
python3-apport 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.7

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.8
python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.8

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.29
python3-apport 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.29

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-apport 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro
python3-apport 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm6
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.32.0-0ubuntu5.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.30.0-0ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.28.1-0ubuntu3.7
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu82.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/2.20.11-0ubuntu27.29