CVE-2019-11483 — HIGH (7.0)

Vulnerability Description

Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled crash dumps originating from containers. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unprivileged user.

CVSS Score

7.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

LOW

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apport Project	Apport	-
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	14.04

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/9
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-1Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4171-2Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2019-11483?

CVE-2019-11483 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). Sander Bos discovered Apport mishandled crash dumps originating from containers. This could be used by a local attacker to generate a crash report for a privileged process that is readable by an unpri...

How severe is CVE-2019-11483?

CVE-2019-11483 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-11483?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Apport Project Apport, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.