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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