CVE-2017-6507
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.
Published:Mar 24, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Mar 24, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00337
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Apparmor
Product
Apparmor
Apparmor
Apparmor
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Core
Canonical
Ubuntu Core
Vendor
Canonical
Product
Ubuntu Touch
Canonical
Ubuntu Touch
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
