CVE-2025-15480

In Ubuntu, ubuntu-desktop-provision version 24.04.4 could leak sensitive user credentials during crash reporting. Upon installation failure, if a user submitted a bug report to Launchpad, ubuntu-desktop-provision could include the user's password hash in the attached logs.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/pull/1399	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-desktop-provision/pull/1400	Issue Tracking Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_desktop_provision:24.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-09 16:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 08:37

NVD link : CVE-2025-15480

Mitre link : CVE-2025-15480

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-15480

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Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_desktop_provision

CWE

CWE-1258

Exposure of Sensitive System Information Due to Uncleared Debug Information

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