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[Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Patch added: "Stéphane's proposed patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1444518/+attachment/4376296/+files/apport.patch

** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Utopic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Vivid)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: apport (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Utopic)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Vivid)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)

** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu Utopic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1444518

Title:
  Insecure /proc/net/unix parsing

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in apport source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in apport source package in Utopic:
  Confirmed
Status in apport source package in Vivid:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  The fix in USN-2569-1 introduced a vulnerability when parsing
  /proc/net/unix.

  There is a known issue in the kernel where newlines aren't being escaped properly:
  http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg320556.html

  Resulting in Tavis Ormandy finding a new issue:

  http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/14/18

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