| 2017-12-16 21:58:03 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2017-12-16 21:58:37 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
information type |
Private Security |
Public Security |
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| 2017-12-16 21:59:27 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
affects |
evolution (Ubuntu) |
apport (Ubuntu) |
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| 2017-12-16 21:59:56 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
tags |
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xenial |
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| 2017-12-16 22:03:04 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
summary |
apport leaks environment variables (including passwords!) to bug reports |
apport is leaking environment variables (including passwords!) to puplic bug reports |
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| 2017-12-16 22:03:17 |
H.-Dirk Schmitt |
summary |
apport is leaking environment variables (including passwords!) to puplic bug reports |
apport is leaking environment variables (including passwords!) to public bug reports |
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| 2018-02-13 00:48:05 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu): status |
New |
In Progress |
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| 2018-02-13 00:48:09 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu): assignee |
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
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| 2018-02-13 00:48:13 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu): importance |
Undecided |
High |
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| 2018-02-13 00:48:34 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/ubuntu/bionic/apport/ubuntu |
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| 2018-02-13 16:25:12 |
Launchpad Janitor |
apport (Ubuntu): status |
In Progress |
Fix Released |
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| 2018-02-15 19:51:46 |
Francis Ginther |
tags |
xenial |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc xenial |
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| 2018-03-28 18:59:51 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu): status |
Fix Released |
In Progress |
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| 2018-03-28 20:15:31 |
Launchpad Janitor |
apport (Ubuntu): status |
In Progress |
Fix Released |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:28 |
Brian Murray |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Artful |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:28 |
Brian Murray |
bug task added |
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apport (Ubuntu Artful) |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:28 |
Brian Murray |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Xenial |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:28 |
Brian Murray |
bug task added |
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apport (Ubuntu Xenial) |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:36 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Xenial): status |
New |
Triaged |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:39 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Artful): status |
New |
Triaged |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:41 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Xenial): importance |
Undecided |
High |
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| 2018-03-28 21:04:43 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Artful): importance |
Undecided |
High |
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| 2018-03-30 16:35:12 |
Brian Murray |
summary |
apport is leaking environment variables (including passwords!) to public bug reports |
apport attachment JounralErrors should only be included for crash reports which are private |
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| 2018-03-30 16:39:25 |
Brian Murray |
description |
See the bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1738564
created with ubuntu-bug.
Apport includes the file JournalErrors.txt
This file includes e.g. the following line.
Dez 16 19:11:31 hostname /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[9679]: dbus-update-activation-environment: setting MPD_HOST=xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.org
Normally it would be not problem that gdm-x-session write this to the journal, because the journal is not intended to be published on the internet.
Setting confidential informations via environment is maybe not the best idea, but a legal procedure and for `mpc` the only way to set this information.
IMHO the apport utility is here the problem, because it includes the file with risky information to a public visible bug report.
Note: I manually delete the attachment in the mentioned bug report. But how can I sure that a web crawlser hasn't read/preserved that attachment? |
[Impact]
apport includes an attachment called JournalErrors which includes warnings and errors in journalctl output. This can in rare circumstances include private information.
[Test Case]
1) Run ubuntu-bug apport
2) Observe JournalErrors attachment in the .crash file
With the version of apport from -proposed JournalErrors will only be included in crash reports not regular bug reports. So follow the same test case and ensure JournalErrors is not included then run:
1) d-feet
2) pkill -11 d-feet
3) Observe JournalErrors in the d-feet .crash file
[Regression Potential]
Its possible my code is bad and then apport would crash when collecting journal errors. However, apport will just carry on and not include that attachment which would still be an improvement as there wouldn't be any private information included.
See the bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evolution/+bug/1738564
created with ubuntu-bug.
Original Description
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Apport includes the file JournalErrors.txt
This file includes e.g. the following line.
Dez 16 19:11:31 hostname /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[9679]: dbus-update-activation-environment: setting MPD_HOST=xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.org
Normally it would be not problem that gdm-x-session write this to the journal, because the journal is not intended to be published on the internet.
Setting confidential informations via environment is maybe not the best idea, but a legal procedure and for `mpc` the only way to set this information.
IMHO the apport utility is here the problem, because it includes the file with risky information to a public visible bug report.
Note: I manually delete the attachment in the mentioned bug report. But how can I sure that a web crawlser hasn't read/preserved that attachment? |
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| 2018-03-30 16:48:19 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Artful): assignee |
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
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| 2018-03-30 16:48:22 |
Brian Murray |
apport (Ubuntu Xenial): assignee |
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) |
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| 2018-04-05 09:11:34 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
apport (Ubuntu Artful): status |
Triaged |
Fix Committed |
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| 2018-04-05 09:11:36 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team |
| 2018-04-05 09:11:38 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
bug |
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added subscriber SRU Verification |
| 2018-04-05 09:11:40 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
tags |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc xenial |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-needed verification-needed-artful xenial |
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| 2018-04-05 09:12:54 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
apport (Ubuntu Xenial): status |
Triaged |
Fix Committed |
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| 2018-04-05 09:12:57 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
tags |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-needed verification-needed-artful xenial |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-needed verification-needed-artful verification-needed-xenial xenial |
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| 2018-04-09 18:41:19 |
Brian Murray |
tags |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-needed verification-needed-artful verification-needed-xenial xenial |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-done-artful verification-needed verification-needed-xenial xenial |
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| 2018-04-09 20:38:38 |
Brian Murray |
tags |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-done-artful verification-needed verification-needed-xenial xenial |
id-5a5f96578e357fc4d5dba7cc verification-done-artful verification-done-xenial verification-needed xenial |
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| 2018-04-12 07:47:09 |
Launchpad Janitor |
apport (Ubuntu Artful): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2018-04-12 07:47:16 |
Łukasz Zemczak |
removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team |
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| 2018-04-12 08:26:35 |
Launchpad Janitor |
apport (Ubuntu Xenial): status |
Fix Committed |
Fix Released |
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| 2024-03-02 00:53:42 |
Ricardo Dias Marques |
summary |
apport attachment JounralErrors should only be included for crash reports which are private |
apport attachment JournalErrors should only be included for crash reports which are private |
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