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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-5467

It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash info

Published Dec 10, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Canonical Apport

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5467. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Canonical Apport is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.18%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe canonical/apport · vendor Canonical Apport 2.33.0 <2.33.0-0ubuntu1

It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe canonical/apportversion unspecified
  • vendor Canonical Apport 2.33.0 <2.33.0-0ubuntu12.33.0 <2.33.0-0ubuntu1

How to fix CVE-2025-5467

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-5467. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Canonical Apport is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Canonical Apport 2.33.0 <2.33.0-0ubuntu1 2.33.0 <2.33.0-0ubuntu1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-708. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Ubuntu security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 10, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5467

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-5467

    30-day exploitation probability 0.18%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-202585

    It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-5467

    It was discovered that process_crash() in data/apport in Canonical's Apport crash reporting tool may create crash files with incorrect group ownership, possibly exposing crash information beyond expected or intended groups.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • EUVDOct 27, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 14, 2026