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CVE-2021-32555
CVE-2021-32555
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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-hwe-18.04 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.
EPSS 0.29% · 19.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.29%
19.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | apport | 0, 2.12.6-0ubuntu1, 2.12.7-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.10, 2.20.11-0ubuntu8, 2.20.11-0ubuntu9 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.21, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23, 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | apport | 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18, 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.20 |
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
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-32555 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4965-2 advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-32555 third-party-advisory