Five proof of concept exploits that encompass integer overflow and denial of service conditions in Ubuntu's Apport and Whoopsie components.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 4051-2 - USN-4051-1 fixed a vulnerability in apport. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Kevin Backhouse discovered a race-condition when reading the user's local Apport configuration. This could be used by a local attacker to cause Apport to include arbitrary files in a resulting crash report. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Ubuntu Security Notice 4051-1 - Kevin Backhouse discovered a race-condition when reading the user's local Apport configuration. This could be used by a local attacker to cause Apport to include arbitrary files in a resulting crash report.
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