An unhandled exception in check_ignored() in apport/report.py can be exploited by a local attacker to cause a denial of service. If the mtime attribute is a string value in apport-ignore.xml, it will trigger an unhandled exception, resulting in a crash. Fixed in 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.24, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.16, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.6.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2020-08-06T22:50:22.407551Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:52:16.329Z

Reserved: 2020-07-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-15701

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-08-06T23:15:11.670

Modified: 2023-01-24T02:45:18.333

Link: CVE-2020-15701

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