Vulnerability Details 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 hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 19.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.3
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
Products affected by CVE-2021-32554
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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