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CVE-2021-32554

CVE-2021-32554 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 xorg package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

EPSS 0.06% · 19.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.06%
19.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSapport0, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.12, 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.11
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSapport2.20-0ubuntu2, 0, 2.19.1-0ubuntu3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSapport2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1, 2.20.7-0ubuntu4, 2.20.8-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSapport2.14.1-0ubuntu3.15, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12, 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10

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
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