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CVE-2021-32554
published 2021-06-12

CVE-2021-32554: It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport…

medium5.5CVSS 3.1
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It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

Affected

15 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
apport_projectapport>= 0 < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.242.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
apport_projectapport>= 0 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.182.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
apport_projectapport>= 0 < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm72.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7
apport_projectapport>= 0 < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm12.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1
canonicalapport>= 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 < 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm72.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7
canonicalapport>= 2.20.1 < 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm12.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1
canonicalapport>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.182.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
canonicalapport>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu50 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.72.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
canonicalapport>= 2.20.11-0ubuntu65 < 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.12.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
canonicalapport>= 2.20.9 < 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.242.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
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CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM