UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25684

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-25684

    Published: 2 Feb 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-25684

    Summary:

    Details: It was discovered that apport in data/apport did not properly open a report file to prevent hanging reads on a FIFO.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25684, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4720-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4720-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25684

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apport

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm6?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm6

    Affected versions

    2.12.5-0ubuntu2
    2.12.6-0ubuntu1
    2.12.7-0ubuntu1
    2.12.7-0ubuntu2
    2.12.7-0ubuntu3
    2.12.7-0ubuntu6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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