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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-0950

CVE-2012-0950

Description

The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

Affected products

3
  • 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

0

No patches discovered yet.

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