An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12. Incorrect handling of unknown AppArmor profiles in AppArmor init scripts, upstart jobs, and/or systemd unit files allows an attacker to possibly have increased attack surfaces of processes that were intended to be confined by AppArmor. This is due to the common logic to handle 'restart' operations removing AppArmor profiles that aren't found in the typical filesystem locations, such as /etc/apparmor.d/. Userspace projects that manage their own AppArmor profiles in atypical directories, such as what's done by LXD and Docker, are affected by this flaw in the AppArmor init script logic.
CVSS v3.0 Score
5.9
/ 10.0
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Information
- Published
- 24 mars 2017
- Updated
- 20 avr. 2025
- Status
- Deferred
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
Affected products
apparmor apparmor
Versions : 2.11
canonical ubuntu core
Versions : 15.04
canonical ubuntu touch
Versions : 15.04
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-269
References (10)
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3647Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3648Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+bug/1668892Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-6507.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3647Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~apparmor-dev/apparmor/master/revision/3648Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/apparmor/+bug/1668892Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2017/CVE-2017-6507.htmlThird Party Advisory
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