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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-32557): Apport vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-32557): Apport vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/25/2021
Created
05/29/2021
Added
05/26/2021
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

It was discovered that the process_report() function in data/whoopsie-upload-all allowed arbitrary file writes via symlinks.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-apport
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python-apport
  • ubuntu-upgrade-python3-apport

References

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