Apport Fails to Disable Python Crash Handler Before Chroot
CVE-2022-28657 Published on June 4, 2024

Apport does not disable python crash handler before entering chroot

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-28657 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?

The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

CVE-2022-28657 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-28657

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Affected Versions

Canonical Ltd. Apport: canonical apport:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.05%
Percentile
15.55%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.