CVE-2025-15480: CWE-1258 Exposure of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug information in Canonical Ubuntu
CVE-2025-15480 is a low-severity vulnerability in the ubuntu-desktop-provision component of Canonical's Ubuntu 24. 04. 4. During crash reporting triggered by installation failures, the software may inadvertently include sensitive user credentials, specifically password hashes, in the logs submitted to Launchpad bug reports. This exposure stems from uncleared debug information being attached to the reports. There is no confirmed patch or official remediation guidance available at this time, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves the leakage of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug data in the ubuntu-desktop-provision package of Ubuntu 24.04.4. When an installation fails and a user submits a bug report to Launchpad, the attached logs may contain the user's password hash. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.7, reflecting a low severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, and low impact on confidentiality. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-1258, indicating exposure of sensitive system information. No patch or remediation level has been provided by Canonical as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential exposure of password hashes in crash report logs submitted to Launchpad during installation failures. This could allow an attacker with access to these reports to obtain sensitive credential information. However, the vulnerability requires a user to submit a bug report after an installation failure, and no privilege escalation or direct remote exploitation is indicated. The overall impact is considered low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when submitting crash reports that may contain sensitive information. Avoid submitting logs that could include password hashes or sensitive credentials. Monitor Canonical's advisories for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
CVE-2025-15480: CWE-1258 Exposure of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug information in Canonical Ubuntu
Description
CVE-2025-15480 is a low-severity vulnerability in the ubuntu-desktop-provision component of Canonical's Ubuntu 24. 04. 4. During crash reporting triggered by installation failures, the software may inadvertently include sensitive user credentials, specifically password hashes, in the logs submitted to Launchpad bug reports. This exposure stems from uncleared debug information being attached to the reports. There is no confirmed patch or official remediation guidance available at this time, and no known exploits have been reported in the wild.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves the leakage of sensitive system information due to uncleared debug data in the ubuntu-desktop-provision package of Ubuntu 24.04.4. When an installation fails and a user submits a bug report to Launchpad, the attached logs may contain the user's password hash. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.7, reflecting a low severity with network attack vector, no privileges required, and low impact on confidentiality. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-1258, indicating exposure of sensitive system information. No patch or remediation level has been provided by Canonical as of the published date.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential exposure of password hashes in crash report logs submitted to Launchpad during installation failures. This could allow an attacker with access to these reports to obtain sensitive credential information. However, the vulnerability requires a user to submit a bug report after an installation failure, and no privilege escalation or direct remote exploitation is indicated. The overall impact is considered low.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should exercise caution when submitting crash reports that may contain sensitive information. Avoid submitting logs that could include password hashes or sensitive credentials. Monitor Canonical's advisories for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- canonical
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-07T14:28:47.147Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69d843791cc7ad14da3fb6a7
Added to database: 4/10/2026, 12:25:29 AM
Last enriched: 4/10/2026, 12:36:38 AM
Last updated: 4/10/2026, 3:16:33 AM
Views: 6
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