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CVE-2021-32553

CVE-2021-32553 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.300000190734863 HIGH

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.

EPSS 0.32% · 23.0th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.300000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
0.32%
23.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSapport2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSapport2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.21, 2.20.9-0ubuntu4
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSapport2.20.11-0ubuntu25, 0, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSapport2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3

Timeline

  • May 25, 2021 CVE Published
  • Jun 12, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 19, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 24, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Oct 13, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Feb 13, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Apr 15, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Aug 16, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 16, 2022 EPSS Score
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