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CVE-2021-32555

Publication date 25 May 2021

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
apport 22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
21.10 impish
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu67
21.04 hirsute
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1
20.10 groovy
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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