UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32553

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-32553

    Published: 25 May 2021Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-32553

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32553, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32553

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: apport

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm7?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7

    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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