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[email protected]NVD:CVE-2021-32554

HistoryJun 12, 2021 - 4:15 a.m.

CVE-2021-32554

2021-06-1204:15:12

CWE-59

CWE-61

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

read_file vulnerability

apport hooks

private data exposure

CVSS2

2.1

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

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

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

Affected configurations

Nvd

Node

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch18.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch20.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch20.10

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch21.04lts

canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch21.10

VendorProductVersionCPE
canonicalubuntu_linux18.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux20.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux20.10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux21.04cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonicalubuntu_linux21.10cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE
canonical	ubuntu_linux	18.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	20.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	20.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.10:::::::*
canonical	ubuntu_linux	21.04	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.04::::lts:::
canonical	ubuntu_linux	21.10	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:::::::*