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CVE-2021-32553
CVE-2021-32553
PUBLISHED
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 0.05% · 15.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.05%
15.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.12 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.7, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.21, 2.20.9-0ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.11-0ubuntu25, 0, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | apport | 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.4, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- May 25, 2021 CVE Published
- Jun 12, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 19, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 12, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 12, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Aug 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 13, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32553 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32553 third-party-advisory