CVE-2021-32548

2021-05-2500:00:00

ubuntu.com

7.3 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

Access Complexity

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

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-8
package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

Bugs

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apport/+bug/1917904>

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchapport< 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.04noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18UNKNOWN
ubuntu20.10noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7UNKNOWN
ubuntu21.04noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1UNKNOWN
ubuntu21.10noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu67UNKNOWN
ubuntu22.04noarchapport< 2.20.11-0ubuntu67UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchapport< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchapport< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	20.10	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	21.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	21.10	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu67	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	22.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.11-0ubuntu67	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	apport	< 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29+esm7	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	apport	< 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.30+esm1	UNKNOWN