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CVE-2021-32551

Description

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-15 package apport hooks, it could expose private data to other local users.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.055

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) apport_2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) python-apport_2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) python3-apport_2.20.9-0ubuntu7.24_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) python3-apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu50.7_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) python3-apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu65.1_all.debLinux
automatically generate crash reports for debugging (USN-4965-1) python3-apport_2.20.11-0ubuntu27.18_all.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234