Vulnerability in Canonical Apport
CVE-2025-5467
It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Canonical Apport — versions 2.20.11-0ubuntu82, 2.32.0, 2.20.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.stratascale.com/resource/cve-2025-32462-ubuntu-apport-vulnerability/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/2106338 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5467?
- CVE-2025-5467 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Apport, classified under CWE-708. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5467?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.