CVE-2026-77113

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Canonical Apport versions prior to 2.36.0 Canonical Apport versions prior to 2.34.2 Canonical Apport versions prior to 2.28.4

Description A path traversal issue exists in the apport-unpack utility on Linux. This flaw allows an attacker to create or overwrite arbitrary files using the privileges of the executing user by manipulating key names within crash report files. Path traversal is a technique used to access files and directories that are stored outside the intended folder by using special characters like dot-dot-slash (../).

Recommendations Update to version 2.36.0 or later. Update to version 2.34.2 or later. Update to version 2.28.4 or later.