USN-4170-3
whoopsie regression
USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie and USN-4170-2 fixed a subsequent regression. That update was incomplete and could still result in Whoopsie potentially crashing when uploading crash reports on some architectures. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user.
What each source reports
OSV No score
whoopsie regression
USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie and USN-4170-2 fixed a subsequent regression. That update was incomplete and could still result in Whoopsie potentially crashing when uploading crash reports on some architectures. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie user.
- Record
USN-4170-3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
whoopsieUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 0.2.490.2.500.2.510.2.520.2.52.1 Show 7 moreShow less0.2.52.20.2.52.30.2.52.40.2.52.50.2.52.5ubuntu0.10.2.52.5ubuntu0.20.2.52.5ubuntu0.3 |
0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4 |
whoopsieUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 0.2.62ubuntu0.4, plus listed versions 0.2.580.2.590.2.59build10.2.600.2.620.2.62ubuntu0.10.2.62ubuntu0.20.2.62ubuntu0.3 |
0.2.62ubuntu0.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
USN-4170-3 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in whoopsie, published November 5, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in whoopsie 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.4.