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CVE-2021-32550

Date: June 11, 2021

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-14 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

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Related Resources (4)

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2021-32550
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32550
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2021-32550

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Link Following

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): HIGH
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): SINGLE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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