Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 31, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-0949

Description

The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.

Affected products

Canonical/Ubuntu Linux3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/49230nvdVendor Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1nvdVendor Advisory
osvdb.org/82020nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53605nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75728nvd

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