vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-32553): Apport vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 25, 2021 | May 26, 2021 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 25, 2021
Added
May 26, 2021
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-apportubuntu-pro-upgrade-python-apportubuntu-pro-upgrade-python3-apportubuntu-upgrade-apportubuntu-upgrade-python-apportubuntu-upgrade-python3-apport
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