What is CVE-2021-25683?

CVE-2021-25683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-25683?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Canonical Apport

CVE-2021-25683

It was discovered that the get_starttime() function in data/apport did not properly parse the /proc/pid/stat file from the kernel.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.000 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Canonical Apport — versions 2.20.1, 2.20.9, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1912326 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25683?: CVE-2021-25683 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-25683?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.