CVE-2022-1242

Apport can be tricked into connecting to arbitrary sockets as the root user

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242	Third Party Advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04::::lts:::

History

22 Aug 2025, 15:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Canonical Canonical ubuntu Linux Canonical apport
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apport:::::::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04::::lts:::
References	~~() https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1 -~~	() https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5427-1 - Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242 -~~	() https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1242 - Third Party Advisory

27 Mar 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-20

Information

Published : 2024-06-03 19:15

Updated : 2025-08-22 15:48

NVD link : CVE-2022-1242

Mitre link : CVE-2022-1242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-1242

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux
apport

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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