CVE-2025-5467

Ubuntu Apport Insecure File Permissions Vulnerability

LOW

3.3

CVSS Score

Published: December 10, 2025 at 06:00 PM UTC

Updated: October 14, 2026 at 09:10 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorApport

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Severity

LOW3.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Apport · Apport Project

95%

2.20.1-0ubuntu1 ≤ v < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.302.20.11-0ubuntu27 ≤ v < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.282.20.11-0ubuntu82 ≤ v < 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.72.20.9-0ubuntu7 ≤ v < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.292.28.1-0ubuntu1 ≤ v < 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.62.32.0-0ubuntu1 ≤ v < 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.12.20.1 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 2.20.11-0ubuntu82 2.20.9 2.28.1 2.32.0 2.33.0

Affected range stops below 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.29+esm1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.32.0-0ubuntu5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.33.0-0ubuntu1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://www.stratascale.com/resource/cve-2025-32462-ubuntu-apport-vulnerability/

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: cverecord

https://bugs.launchpad.net/apport/+bug/2106338

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

3.3LOW[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-708

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