Vulnerability Details CVE-2021-32553
It was discovered that read_file() in apport/hookutils.py would follow symbolic links or open FIFOs. When this function is used by the openjdk-17 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 11.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2021-32553
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cpe:2.3:a:oracle:openjdk:17
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10